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Veterans' Affairs
2016
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
234
Number of Pages
Joey Sullivan, a veteran of the Iraq War, just got his nursing degree and is ready to start working with vets at a local hospital. Things go wrong from day one, however, as he’s contacted by the spirits of dying vets who torment him in his dreams with memories of their horrific war experiences. The spirits won’t leave Joey alone until he agrees to help them check off the last items on their bucket lists. In the meantime Joey continues to struggle with his own memories of war, grappling with the aftermath of that fateful day when his friend triggered a bomb that blasted him to bits, and gave Joey a traumatic brain injury that might be responsible for the second sight that lets him commune with the spirits of the dying vets. War may be hell, but things only get worse when you get home.
Avg Rating
3.76
Number of Ratings
41
5 STARS
37%
4 STARS
17%
3 STARS
34%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Joseph Hirsch
Joseph Hirsch
Author · 13 books

Joseph Hirsch's books Ohio at Dusk and Flash Blood were both published by Damnation Books. His novel War-Crossed Eyes was published by Mélange Books, and his novels Rolling Country and The Last Slice of Pizza were published by Moonshine Cove Publishing. He has sold work to Underground Voices and Zahir Tales. His novella House of Crystal was published by Silverthought and his novella Orphan Elixir was serialized in The Western Online. His short stories were also featured in 3 AM Magazine. He previously worked as a sports correspondent for Fight Hype covering boxing matches around the globe, and he was also a finalist in a Glimmer Train Short Story Award Competition for New Writers. His novels Kentucky Bestiary and The Dove and the Crow were published by Paragraph Line Books. His novels Veterans' Affairs, The Bastard's Grimoire, and Touch No One were published by Black Rose Writing. His novel, My Tired Shadow, is available from Underground Voices. More information can be found here: www.mytiredshadow.com He served four years in the U.S. Army, wherein his travels took him to Iraq and Germany. He currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He can be found online at: www.joeyhirsch.com

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