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Voices From War's
FALL REGISTRATION is Open

• Congratulations to Winter-Spring co-instructor JESSICA DULONG on publication of her book, Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift, a gripping account, both personal and historical, of 9/11 and its aftermath through the lens of the historic maritime rescues.

• Due to ongoing concerns with Covid-19 and the Delta variant, Voices From War workshops will continue online for the Fall 2021 season. Founder and Director, Kara Krauze, is looking forward to returning to the classroom this fall as instructor for our 14th Street Y workshop!

• As we continue to follow the news in Afghanistan, our thoughts go out to suffering Afghans and to our veteran community revisiting time served in Afghanistan and other deployments.

• Afghanistan: Below are a selection of writings from veterans who have been involved with Voices From War, sharing experiences now, in the wake of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, and/or from deployment... 
• BRANDON CARO, writes about war fatigue and memories of serving as a combat medic in Afghanistan in 2006-07 (in Task & Purpose), recounting comparisons to the exit from Vietnam.
• Former instructor NATE BETHEA, writing as Nathan Bradley during his deployment, shared compelling dispatches from Afghanistan, 2010-12, writing for McSweeney's.
• KRISTEN ROUSE shares moving analysis and oral recollections for MSNBC.
• Also worth a look, Luke Mogelson (whose fiction we have read in our workshops), wrote presciently in 2012 about the difficulties of a U.S. exit from Afghanistan for the New York Times Magazine. ("The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan").

• The Cuddy Family Foundation for Veterans launched a poetry journal in early 2021 and is accepting submissions for Volume 3 through October 31st. Details on their website.

• SAVE the DATE! for our WINTER SHOWCASE on Sunday, DECEMBER 12th, 5:00 pm.