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Jim Tritten

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Jim retired after a forty-four-year career with the Department of Defense, including duty as a carrier-based naval aviator. He holds advanced degrees from the University of Southern California and formerly served as a faculty member and National Security Affairs department chair at the Naval Postgraduate School. Dr. Tritten’s publications have won him eighty-three writing awards, including the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award from the Navy League of the U.S., the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) Writer of the Year and the Parris Award from SouthWest Writers (SWW) – both of the latter in 2023. He has published fourteen books and over four hundred fifty chapters, short stories, essays, articles, and government technical reports. Jim was a ...more

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SouthWest Writers, in partnership with New Mexico Arts and the Military Community, is creating an anthology of veterans’ stories, essays, poetry, and art.

We are looking for perspectives on military life in general, or insights into the broad scope of events, feelings, and viewpoints of veterans and their families.

Entries can be memoirs, short fiction, poetry, artwork, or photographs.

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	Askew Ever After by Mandy Melanson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dusty Grein (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elle Ryan 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abyss Within by Verity Stewart (Editor), Isabelle Panay (Editor), Frederick Pangbourne 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kato's Grand Adventure by Jasmine Tritten (Goodreads Author), Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author), James John Tritten (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Lies: Call Me Eve by Sandi Hoover (Goodreads Author), Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author), James John Tritten (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections: Service to our Country by Mwsa Authors, Bob Doerr (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mirth and Musings by Sandi Hoover (Goodreads Author), Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holes in Our Hearts: An Anthology of New Mexican Military Related Stories and Poetry by Southwest Writers, Joseph Badal (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Sherri Burr (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Panama's Gold: A Tale of Greed by Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author), Sandi Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kato's Grand Adventure by Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Tritten (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Lies: Call Me Eve by Jim Tritten (Goodreads Author), Sandi Hoover (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12)

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