“All the stories I would like to write persecute me. When I am in my chamber, it seems as if they are all around me, like little devils, and while one tugs at my ear, another tweaks my nose, and each says to me, ‘Sir, write me, I am beautiful.”” ~Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before
Growing up, I drove my mother nuts by trying out a new hobby every week, from weaving to street hockey to piano to karate. Told to pick one thing and stick with it, I decided to become a writer … and keep trying out new hobbies from fiber spinning to muay thai to medieval recreation and even fencing. Hey, it all counts as research, right?
My first paying gig as a writer came when I enlisted in the Army Reserve as a military journalist. Armed with pen, paper, camera, and weapon, I spent five years—including two tours in Iraq—writing and publishing stories about the men and women serving in the Army. After five years, and a few more hobbies here and there, I left the field of military journalism and commissioned as an active duty military police officer, retiring in 2024. Now, I serve as the Senior Editor for Falstaff Dread, am steadily trying to make a dent in my TBR pile, and write stories that take readers on a little walk on the dark side…
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Rachel A. Brune 