Writers'

Posted: 11 OCT 03

I'm conducting a survey for a book called "Where do I go From Here: College and the Alternatives." It's for teenage girls who are about to graduate high

school. I would love to hear from women who have recently gone to military school or joined the military.

Your responses may be included in the book. If you're willing to have your responses included in the book (I could use some good quotes!) please provide a first name and the city/state you lived in when you entered college/joined the military.

Here are some questions to get you going:

1. How did you decide which colleges to apply to? Or, which branch of the military to join?

2. How would you characterize your experience starting out in the military? What did you really like or hate about it?

3. Did the military help pay for school? Were you in ROTC? What did you like/dislike about that experience?

4. If there's anything else you'd like to comment on about your college or military experience that isn't covered in the questions above, please do so

here.

Please send responses directly to me at 03cce@williams.edu

Thanks! Caitlin

Posted: 24 JUN 03

I am working on a sequel to "At Freedom's Table: Recipes and Remembrances From Military Wives." In the sequel, I plan to feature modern military spouses who are making outstanding contributions to the nation and or their local communities. If you know a military spouse who has developed a program, provided a creative solution, volunteered substantial time and energy -- in short, "made a difference," nominate him or her for inclusion in this book, which honors the contributions of modern military wives.

I'd like to hear from officers, enlisted, former and current military members, spouses, children, etc. Please e-mail Carolyn Quick Tillery at jackietillery@aol.com My three prior publications may be viewed at amazon.com

Thanks,
Carolyn

Posted: 24 APR 03

A FEW GOOD WOMEN:
Servicewomen and Military Wives Speak on Life in the Armed Forces

I am working on a non-fiction project called A Few Good Women, one where military women, current and former, as well as family members, share their experiences as active duty servicewomen and wives of active duty servicemen. (All races and branches of service will be represented and included.)

This anthology will be written in your own words and will give you an opportunity to express how you feel about the bond between women in a military environment, how active duty and family member wives support each other during times of peace and war, your thoughts and feelings about deploying and leaving your families, about your spouses deploying and your remaining behind. I'd like to hear the experiences of military wives on how they hold it down when their spouses have deployed or are away on duty, how you feel about the pay scale and whether or not the benefits in the military are worth the sacrifices. I'd like to hear from officers, enlisted, former and current military members, spouses, children, etc. Tell me how you explain this whole military environment to your children, and whether or not they are well-adjusted to moving frequently and unexpected lifestyle changes. For those of you, both active and spouses who have had children while in the military, tell me of your birthing experiences and whether or not it was easy having a baby in a military hospital or abroad in a foreign country.

In short, I want to hear from you on what your experiences have been and how you have been affected. I want to hear about your triumphs over adversity, how racism and sexism has affected you in this environment, how living far away from family and friends has helped you become stronger or has broken you down, what the overall impact of being a woman in a military environment has meant to you. I want to feel your pain and feel your joy, and pay homage to your sacrifices while giving you a chance to be heard.

You may write your own story, or you can tell it to me and I will write it for you.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY, RETIRED, ETS'D, ACTIVE DUTY, OR MILITARY SPOUSE.

Stories should be submitted in the body of an email, not as an attachment, to TnTexplosions@aol.com with a hard copy mailed to: TnT Explosions: A Few Good Women PO Box 187 Fort Dix, New Jersey 08640. Please email me immediately with a note stating your intention to submit your story. Deadline for actual stories will be May 1, 2003. tracythomp@aol.com

Word count should be between 1000-1500 words, but your story will be edited so don't worry about the exact count or grammatical errors or the telling of it. I will help smooth it out, if necessary. If you have any questions please email me at TnTexplosions@aol.com or tracythomp@aol.com

Posted: 24 APR 03
Parents of Military Personnel

I am compiling essays from parents of military personnel. How are they feeling about their soldier/sailor/air person? What does their absence from home during this time feel like? etc. What are the things that you'd like to say to your military person and can't for whatever reason...emotions, etc? Privacy will be granted on all submissions where requested. Our military needs to hear how much they're loved and missed in a tangible way that they can hang on to. I'm a former U.S. Army chaplain and continue to be an ordained pastor. Please submit with name, address, phone, email address to: Rev. Jodi M. Dehn, 233 Oakhill Drive, Shoreview, MN 55126 or by email: jodi_dehn@hotmail.com

Posted: 22 APR 03
Seeking Female Military Dog Handlers

I was a narcotic detector dog handler in the US Air Force. I'm seeking other female military dog handlers for a book on same.

Please contact me by email wordnerd@bellsouth.net

Posted: 22 APR 03
Women Dog Handlers, Tech, and Veterinarians of Armed Forces Wanted

A call to all Women Dog Handlers, Tech. Support and Veterinarians of the DOD: I am currently working on a book about the Women and Dogs of the Department of Defense. I am interested in interviewing any DOD Dog School Graduates (civilians PD women are also welcome). I am compiling a book about the Dog Program and the Women in Support Roles within it. If you are in another support role that I am not aware of...as in the current breeding and puppy raising program for the DOD that would also be considered. I want this book to be OURS...please contact me as soon as possible: NomadicMuseInk@aol.com I am a former DOD Patrol/Bomb Dog handler and professional writer...I would love to hear from any of you. Thanks!

Posted: 11 OCT 02
ALASKA

ALASKA??

If that grabbed your attention, please help me. I am looking for personal military stories out of Alaska. The stories will go into a new publication called the Alaska Patriot. The stories can be about how you ended up here, what you do here, what your family thought about your duty station, that pesky moose who won't stay out of your yard--anything! If you have a fun story, please e-mail me at edit2@alaskapub.com Thanks.

Kelsea Samuelson
Associate Editor
Alaska Quality Publishing, Inc.
907-562-9318

Posted: 27 SEP 02
Fort McClellan, 1971

I served in the Women's Army but was never assigned to Ft. McClellan. However, I am writing a book which includes a chapter on my visit to Ft. McClellan to investigate alcoholism in the Army in 1971. At the time I was with the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. I interviewed a group of young recruits there and also several WAC officers. If any of you remember that visit I would like to hear form you.

What I urgently need, however, is the name of the delightful Colonel who was in command at that time.

Nancy Olson
Former Professional Staff Member
U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
e-mail: NMOlson@aol.com

Posted: 27 SEP 02
Oral History Project

I am the archivist for Aviation History at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, DC. We are interested in obtaining oral histories of

female naval aviators to add to our current record's collection, Women in Aviation. I am just starting this project and would appreciate any

assistance rendered.

If you are interested in having your experiences recorded and added to our archives, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Teri Hedgpeth

Archivist, Aviation History Branch

Naval Historical Center

Office: 202-433-9766

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