Storytelling Skunkworks
Spearman Burke, Rob HowellRecounting my days of high adventure in the Marine Corps, and publishing a little science fiction along the way.
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Safely Handling Radioactive Stupid
It’s funny how young Marines feel they deal with a lot of stupid stuff. They think getting up in the morning is a pain in the neck. Having to shave is an inconvenience. Keeping their area squared away is imposing on their right to self expr...
Notes from Iraq. Dec 2007.
You may have noticed we’ve gone straight from October to December as I re-post web site updates from my 2007 deployment to Iraq. Somehow, I can’t find November or I ended up not writing one that month. I did have to take emergency leave so...
The Toolshed
During my 2007 deployment to Iraq I became convinced there was something in the water which transformed everyone at a higher command level into an utter window licker. It is a strange phenomenon in the Marine Corps where those who work in a...
Notes From The Front, October 2007
Kharmah, Iraq, October 2007
October was a good month for us in Kharmah. It marked the last time we endured a mortar attack. Up until then, mortars were a regular threat. One of our comm ninjas, a PFC, with the aid of a drone and an ar...
Young Lieutenants Part 3
My father related to me a story of an incident which occurred during one of his three tours in Vietnam. He was a rifle company first sergeant at the time. With tanks in support, the company attacked their objective. Moving on line through t...
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After a career of swashbuckling adventure in the U.S. Marines, Spearman Burke decided to try his hand at storytelling. His hobbies include wrestling sea monsters and hunting werewolves. He believes the Imperial destruction of Alderaan was justified.
Author of the Firehall Sagas. I write and publish science fiction and fantasy, drink IPAs, listen to Rush, and generally make my wife roll her eyes. Here's a picture of me with part of my crack editing staff!
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