"Scatterlings"

By Neville Johnson

Shadows drifted through open
grassland and perished deep into
the clutches of the African bush.

They were greeted by tall trees and
tall grass brushing past them.

Gun dogs, assimilated by the
rolling thunder and heavy rain
that tore flesh apart.

In the end, they became forgotten
scatterlings under the southern
sky.

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Neville Johnson is a UK veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Follow him here. Listen to the Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.

Sangin, Then and Now by Neville Johnson.

Sweeping Leaves in the Wind, Good Soldiers Don’t Cry, and Alone in a Crowded Room by the Veterans Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.

In Love…&War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors by Dead Reckoning Collective, featuring selections from Neville Johnson.

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What’s happening at VetRep…

Catch our interview this week on the Savage Wonder Podcast.

Get your tickets to our first staged reading of the 2023 Parlor season, Speed-The-Plow, by David Mamet here.

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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. Registration details can be found here.

Savage WonderGround is coming back to Alexandria, VA on April 13th. Get all the details and snag your tickets here.