Written Tales

  • Jeral Williams

    Jeral Williams is a retired professor of psychology and fourth-quarter poet. His first book of poems, Sunset Without Dawn (Negative Capability Press, 2022), was inspired by the tragic death of a daughter. A cancer and stroke survivor, he enjoys writing each day despite the travails of a one-handed typist.

April 4, 2024

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Enlistment begins with drills, commands, and weapons fired in training. A year later, blasts, traps, and close calls crowd the days, the noise and smoke marked by friends lost along...