Pillar of Salt Raining fire, burning steel …And now I see haunted Images of headlessBodies bathed in bloodstained San…
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Bryan Blanchard
Bryan Blanchard is a native of Glens Falls, New York and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Army Reserve, 2006-2007). He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Albany and a B.A. in Criminal Justice from SUNY Pittsburgh. In 2013, his poem "Pillar of Salt" appeared in O-Dark-Thirty, the literary journal of the Veterans Writing Project. He lives in upstate New York, with his wife, also a vet, and youngest son. Sarah Blanchard is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Army Reserve, 2006-2007) and Operation Enduring Freedom (2013-2014). She holds a B.A. in Fine Arts and English from the University of Albany. She lives in upstate New York, with her husband, also a vet, and youngest son.