J.R. Wise

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2022

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“It Was My Fault” by J.R. Wise

Submitted to Contest #163

This short story contains graphic scenes from combat, explicit language, and references to mental health issues related to combat experience. It was my fault. “Fuck!  What did we hit?”  I yelled as my head whipped forward and hit a solid metal wall.  Only my helmet saved my skull from being cracked open like an egg.  Objects which apparently were not secured in their proper places pelted me as the whole world seemed to shake.  The tremors then stopped as suddenly as they had started.  A loud buzzing noise ec...

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I am a former Marine and combat veteran. Writing helps me deal with what I experienced in Afghanistan. I was a grunt and I write stories about grunts told from a grunt's perspective.