Notes and scribbles from my desk

“They teach us how to go to war. They teach us how to fight. But they don’t teach us how to come home,”

I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone for the tremendous support of our book Tales from the Green Side. For those who may not be on social media, this past week, it has been Amazon’s #1 New Release in the Doctor’s and Medicine Humor Category for seven… seven days running. It also spent five days as the #1 New Release in their Medical Fiction category and is still #2. Thank you - when we launched this, it was more for Amazon to print on demand for us to sell at

We started the company to provide a writing/ publishing platform for veterans and first responders - a place where their voices can be heard! However, it is open to anyone who needs help getting their story out to the world. If you think you have a book that needs a platform, contact us at info@8404publishing.com. When you get a chance, please check out the website www.8404publishing.com.

What is a storyteller, without a story to tell? Therefore, this month I am sharing with you my latest reflection. It is longer than the “standard” reflection, I hope that you find something in it that touches that part of you, the part of you where you start to ask questions of yourself. More importantly, start to ask questions those around you. Without further adieu my latest story - Why we write…

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