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Change Is Coming
There’re boxes around, Nothing can be found. Where’s my dresser? Where’s my TV? Where’s everything That belongs to me? The neighbors - I...
Bridget D.
Mar 29, 2024


Memories
I sit here and think up in my room Of all the places where I have bloomed The friends I had in different places I can think distinctly of...
Bridget D.
Jan 15, 2024


Blowies
This poem was sent to us by Iona P., a college freshman stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Guest Writer
Jan 1, 2024


The Holidays
In the nights of happiness and cheer Hold your loved ones near Embrace friends with bonds so strong Fill the room with laughter, a...
Abby H.
Dec 18, 2023

TDY Isn't Temporary
TDY. Temporary duty. Just a few weeks - that’s not too long, right? He won’t miss too much, right? Maybe. Maybe it won’t be too bad....
Elisabeth H.
Dec 11, 2023


I Am Not a Selfish Jerk
"Saturday, December 18th: Strike!!! Remember, only selfish jerks skip the strike! Let's get the stage nice and clean and ready for the...
Ella W.
Nov 20, 2023


The Last Goodbye
Say goodbye I’ll definitely come back, I’ll try. 500 miles far, Only by car. We call every day, Until one night, there is just no way....
Abby H.
Nov 13, 2023


Life Unexpected – Leaving the Military Life
This article was sent to us by Elly M., a grown-up Army brat stationed at the Royal Air Force Wattisham in Suffolk, England. Do you have...
Guest Writer
Nov 6, 2023


Home: A Poem
Home. Never have I ever had the luxury to call a place such a name. Through countries and cities. I search and I search For nothing to...
Lilly Saint
Oct 27, 2023


On Sharing a Hotel Room
we interrupt kick this dream kick for a brief kick announcement: your little sister, still talking with 'ar's that make her sound like...
Ella W.
Oct 6, 2023


Where Am I From?
Where am I from? A question I continuously ponder. Is it where I was born? Is it where I’ve lived the longest? Is it where my family...
Bridget D.
Sep 22, 2023


Dandelion in a Forest
This poem was sent to us by Addie Z., a 12th grader stationed in the United States. Do you have a story to share with your fellow...
Guest Writer
Aug 18, 2023


Chronology
I leave homes like shedding skins, and sometimes when I tell people I lived in Germany, I think it's wrong to say 'I,' because it wasn't...
Ella W.
Jul 31, 2023

C'est La Vie
This poem was sent to us by Michaela M., a ninth grader stationed in Hawaii. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Michaela M.
Jul 17, 2023


a final last look
almost forgotten Home it looked so terribly unfamiliar tile floors and white walls like photos had not lined them I have come back for a...
Loretta S.
Jun 28, 2023


The New Neighbor
A new neighbor She just arrived The movers' mid labor She looks sleep deprived I go over, wave my hand She greets me with a smile on her...
Abby H.
May 12, 2023

Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...
Ella W.
May 8, 2023


A Simple Truth
Counting down the minutes until the final box would make its way into the truck, I silently prayed that this was all just a bad dream. Of...
Ayslin K.
May 1, 2023


Life As A Military Brat: A Poem
My home is in my heart, I always need a new start, I make friends everywhere I go, It makes no difference, I know, It will never change,...
Lilly Saint
Apr 17, 2023
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