James Mathews is an Iraq War veteran and Chief Master Sergeant in the DC Air National Guard. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals, including The Florida Review, The Wisconsin Review, The South Carolina Review, The Pacific Review, Carolina Quarterly, The Madison Review, The Northwest Review, and others. He is also the author […]
James Mathews
James Mathews: Blondes to the Rescue
We were all ready, hundreds of us, cast into a sea of camouflage that spanned the enormous hangar floor, each clinging to a duffle bag stuffed to bursting with field gear, body armor, gas masks, last wills and testaments. All the things we would need in Afghanistan. The hangar doors were cranked open to reveal […]