What They're Reading In Kandahar
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dr_phil_physicsActually I'm Sure They're Reading Lots Of Things
But Thursday I had an alert on Facebook that I had a Message. Actually, I've gotten a lot of Messages lately, all on two topics from friends and family. So I was surprised to see a new name. And further surprised to find that this came via Afghanistan.
A Staff Sergeant in the US Army Reserves had found a copy of Writers of the Future Volume XXIV and had enjoyed my story "A Man in the Moon". That's nice. And he wanted to know if I would be willing to sign his copy for him. Sure -- always happy to sign a copy, especially to someone serving in uniform, and honored that he'd go to all the trouble from so far away. And finally next month he'll be back home in Allendale MI.
Huh. In one short message we are shown how large -- and how small -- our world really is.
And yes. Damn straight I'll meet the staff sergeant and his 13-year-old son. And sign his book. And probably print out some other stuff.
You can't write this stuff. Not even in Science Fiction.
Dr. Phil
But Thursday I had an alert on Facebook that I had a Message. Actually, I've gotten a lot of Messages lately, all on two topics from friends and family. So I was surprised to see a new name. And further surprised to find that this came via Afghanistan.
A Staff Sergeant in the US Army Reserves had found a copy of Writers of the Future Volume XXIV and had enjoyed my story "A Man in the Moon". That's nice. And he wanted to know if I would be willing to sign his copy for him. Sure -- always happy to sign a copy, especially to someone serving in uniform, and honored that he'd go to all the trouble from so far away. And finally next month he'll be back home in Allendale MI.
Huh. In one short message we are shown how large -- and how small -- our world really is.
And yes. Damn straight I'll meet the staff sergeant and his 13-year-old son. And sign his book. And probably print out some other stuff.
You can't write this stuff. Not even in Science Fiction.
Dr. Phil
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Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 06:56 (UTC)Good on ya, me Boyo!
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Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 19:59 (UTC)The other year there was a drive for packing boxes to go in-theater in Iraq and they asked for books -- naturally I sent SF books. (double-grin)
Dr. Phil
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Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 14:09 (UTC)no subject
Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 20:06 (UTC)Dr. Phil
Awesome
Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 14:50 (UTC)Re: Awesome
Date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 20:09 (UTC)Dr. Phil