"An affinity for storms and your ability to handle them"

By Chris Madsen

She doesn’t like storms.
I keep pulling her

toward

them;

like I’d do for anyone;
everyone.

Maybe that’s why…

It’s not my storm
nor theirs.

She keeps pulling;
back.

While I keep pressing;
forward.

Silent.

I’m not watching
I’m not;
looking back.

Is there an absence?

Am I loveless
in the ways in which

I guide?

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Chris Madsen is a former Scout Sniper and US Army Veteran. You can find more of his writing here.

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What’s happening at VetRep…

Tickets are going fast for our July Show, but you can still snag one for tonight! VetRep is proud to present Death Before Dress Rehearsal, a selection of seven 10-minute plays from the winners and finalists of our playwriting competitions. Denis Meadows’ poignantly thrilling A Brush Against the Indifference of the Universe, Arianna Rose’s funny Sex, Lies & Syrofoam, Richard Fouts’ madcap comedy Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Jack Rushton’s provocative George’s Radio, Terry Glaser’s Greek myth-turned-film noir The Big Dark, Donald Ranard’s thoughtful Elbow.Apple.Carpet.Saddle.Bubble, and VetRep Artist-in-Residence Daniel Guyton’s absurdist Service for None. Get your tickets here before they sell out!

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Listen to our interview this week with Army Ranger and Author, Jason Kasper on the Savage Wonder Podcast.

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We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.