TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scranton,Roy
AU  - Gallagher,Matt
TI  - Fire and forget: short stories 
SN  - 9780306821769
AV  - PS648.W34 F57 2013
U1  - 813/.010806 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Da Capo Press
KW  - War stories, American
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-
KW  - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
KW  - FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - NMC veteran's writing
KW  - local
N2  - "These stories aren't pretty and they aren't for the faint of heart. They are realistic, haunting and shocking. And they are all unforgettable. Television reports, movies, newspapers and blogs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have offered images of the fighting there. But this collection offers voices-powerful voices, telling the kind of truth that only fiction can offer.  What makes the collection so remarkable is that all of these stories are written by those who were there, or waited for them at home. The anthology, which features a Foreword by National Book Award winner Colum McCann, includes the best voices of the our wars' generation: Brian Turner, whose poem "Hurt Locker" was the movie's inspiration; Colby Buzzell, whose book My War resonates with countless veterans; Siobhan Fallon, whose book You Know When the Men Are Gone echoes the joy and pain of the spouses left behind; Matt Gallagher, whose book Kaboom captures the hilarity and horror of the modern military experience; and nine others. "--
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