MILSPEAK MEMO MILITARY LIFE IN THE WORDS OF THOSE WHO LIVE IT volume 6: triple x POSTING MONTHLY January - December
 
 a publication of milspeak foundation “serving those who serve” editor: pirate the compiler contributing compilers Mustang AKA Harry Parmer, Major USMC (Ret.), “C” Co. 9th Engineers, Republic of Vietnam and 7th MEB, Desert Storm Sachem Two AKA Tom Sheehan, SSgt U.S. Army, 31st Infantry Regiment, Korean War O.A.T.S (One Among The Salts) AKA A.L. Syor, USMC 1965-69 Mammal AKA R. Richard Brown, Desert Storm and War on Terror FEATURES “military life in art” MilQuest 20-10 2 HOURS/10 QUESTIONS “shall we dance?” NONFICTION if you’re brave enough to tell the truth and write it down, publish! see submissions page! FICTION if you’re brave enough to lie and write it down, publish! see submissions page! POETRY if you’re brave enough to tell the truth, lie, rhyme it (or just give it that special warrior poet touch) and write it down, PUBLISH! see submissions page! BOOK REVIEWS if you read it, you might as well share your views on it. send your review of a book written by a military person to submissions@milspeak.org Readers, this electronic, online, guerilla ‘zine was founded January 3, 2009 by two members of the MACS Pack - Sally Drumm and Fred Siedentopf. Both these critters had a long history of being chosen to write things like op orders, SOP, self-study programs, awards, letters, and newsletters during their combined 50 years-plus of active service. It’s no wonder then that these two curmudgeons came together to create a magazine dedicated to freedom of speech for military people. There’s no denying this little rag’s existence and content has raised a few brows. So be it. You might be wondering, Why does she always bring out the monkeys, the cavorting, ridiculous, sometimes farting and not always funny monkeys? Well, the answer is simple. Monkey Mountain - Milspeak Memo - Two M’s - get it? See Volume 1.01-03-09 for a more intelligent discussion of all things Monkey Mountain. And remember, getting your work published isn’t easy. We’re here to provide a venue for military people who write and for those who want to read what we’re writing. We want to make art and we hope you do, too! Make ART! Memo UP! Happy Reading & Writing, and a Happy New Year! Now stop screwing around and-- bring on the monkey Submissions.htmlSubmissions.htmlSubmissions.htmlmailto:submissions@milspeak.orgshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3
To Fill-Up an Empty Page

There will be times when
you must lose your mind
forget all you have learned
to fill-up an empty page.
 
There will be gross stops
and sudden tugs along the way,
places where the words snag
 
like, in Block-City, where you 
have to stop and reflect upon
what your writing teacher
 
said at the roundtable when
he frowned at you like a worn-
out, hag-ridden cop, angry
 
because an accident occurred
when you stopped before an
onslaught of tough language
that growled and lurched like
 
a lion in a hive of hyenas.
You confused being a poet
with being a preacher. In
writing, you only save your-
 
self, maybe one, or more
onlookers, if you are lucky.
Write! as if you are the last
 
human left in this broken
world, one, in which you
couldn't allow another to
further wreck, nor to fix.

—Willie James King, Veteran

Willie James King is a widely published poet. He resides in Montgomery, AL. His latest book is The House in the Heart. His other books of poetry include Wooden Windows and At the Forest Edge. Visit Willie at http://www.williejamesking.com


 
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