What Goes Through A Soldier’s Mind During An Attack? Might Not Be What You Expect.

Before he became an accomplished novelist, Colby Buzzell was a soldier/blogger describing his Iraq experiences anonymously online. These are the reflections of a real person who is scared and grappling with doing things most Americans couldn’t even imagine doing. Fair warning: Colby’s story preserves the truth of his war experience and consequently includes blunt language.

People Skills

Look for backchannels: The dead giveaway that someone isn’t listening while you’re speaking

Generations

My mom handed me a ‘Health and Beauty for Women’ book from 1923. It’s oddly not terrible.

Her friends are surprised she’s sick. Her answer stops them in their tracks.

Climate

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera