Mothers of Military Support with Yellow Bracelets

When I was shopping at the base today, I picked up one of those yellow, plasticy-rubbery bracelets marked "Until They All Come Home." It was only 99 cents. What a bargain. And the best part is that (as I understand it) the retailer pledges 10% of the proceeds of the sale to this nonprofit organization founded my mothers of soldiers serving overseas. They have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for troops, veterans and their families. Find them at www.mothersofmilitarysupport.com.


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Carolyn Howard-Johnson wrote the foreword for Eric Dinyer's book of patriotic quotations, Support Our Troops, published by Andrews McMeel. Part of the proceeds for the book benefit Fisher House. Her chapbook of poetry won the Military Writers Society of America's award of excellence.

Any Military Writers Out There?

Just a quick post out there for any military poets who may subscribe to this blog. (-: Here's something you'll want to know about. Others may want to visit the Winning Writers site to read war poetry.

WAR POETRY CONTEST
Seventh year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. Winning entries published online. Sponsored by Winning Writers. $15 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: May 31. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Include cover sheet with contact information. No name on poems. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060.
Winning Writers is proud to be one of "101 Best Websites for Writers"
(Writer's Digest, 2005-2007). More information: www.winningwriters.com/war

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson wrote the foreword for Eric Dinyer's book of patriotic quotations, Support Our Troops, published by Andrews McMeel. Part of the proceeds for the book benefit Fisher House. Her chapbook of poetry won the Military Writers Society of America's award of excellence.

National Book Critics Circle Passes Over Vietnam

Darned if I can figure it out. It isn't that Joyce Carol Oates isn't one of my favorite authors. She led in the National Book Critics Circle finalists that were announced on Saturday. But Tree of Smoke, a book about the extreme ups and downs -- spirtually, physically and politically, of the Vietnam war didn't get a nod. Hard to tell why. Maybe those of us who care about such things should be glad that Dennis Johnson's book did receive the National Book Award. But I have to wonder, what WERE the Book Critics Circle judges thinking!?
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson wrote the foreword for Eric Dinyer's book of patriotic quotations, Support Our Troops, published by Andrews McMeel. Part of the proceeds for the book benefit Fisher House. Her chapbook of poetry won the Military Writers Society of America's award of excellence.