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Blue Ear Books

Ethan Casey, Blue Ear Books, Lisa Carrington Firmin, Qaisar Shareef, stephen russell, Jeb Wyman, Robert Jensen, Josh Cannon, Jonathan Garfunkel, Mikaere

Blue Ear Books publishes selected new and reprinted nonfiction books of particular global or topical interest, including personal accounts by American military veterans. Subscribe to our Substack newsletter for excerpts and articles by our authors.

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Going dotty: On the pleasures of pointillist batik

Little did I know what a wonderful journey I was embarking on when in 1989, after recalling a seventh-grade art project, I melted some candles and began experimenting with batik. Originally from Maryland, I was living in the mountains of Cu...

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How to be a good man

A version of this essay was presented to the 4th International Congress on Critical Interventions with Men Who Exercise Violence Against Women in Mexico City on December 6. 2025.

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A walrus ivory chess king

We are all collectors, of thoughts or objects, books or toy soldiers (“military miniatures”), and my friend Ethan, founder/publisher of Blue Ear Books, collects fridge magnets. He recently sent me a photo of the cartoon bear magnet I had bo...

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The Art of Coping with Malaise

Over the past several months, I found myself floundering in a very uncomfortable rut. It was a feeling of something being off, unease, discomfort, and pain all rolled in together to weigh me down. At first I called it just a funk, then a de...

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Ethan Casey, Blue Ear Books

    Book publisher, writer, editor. Most recent books: veterans' anthology, Jonestown memoir, account of innovative international education.

  • Lisa Carrington Firmin

    Retired USAF Colonel, Latina, Poet, Writer, and Higher Education professional

  • Qaisar Shareef

    Author of "When Tribesmen Came Calling". Opinion columnist.

  • stephen russell

    Author and Artist. Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq. Tales of Nihilism.

  • Jeb Wyman

    BEB author of What They Signed Up For: True Stories by Ordinary Soldiers.

  • Robert Jensen

    Emeritus Professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin and a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center.

  • Josh Cannon

    Father, scholar, axe aficionado. Director of Research at the Frederick Honors College, University of Pittsburgh. Author of ‘Fatal Second Helen: A Modern Veteran’s Iliad’.

  • Jonathan Garfunkel

    Educator, Writer, Director, Producer

  • Mikaere
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