bmfortierAug 304 minDreams and NightmaresI was recollecting all the times I had struggled to fall asleep. It felt like thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hours staring
bmfortierAug 255 min"It's that simple." A Navy Veteran Tells It Like It IsThis is a revised essay, the original of which I wrote nearly two decades ago as a High School student. It is about my grandfather.
bmfortierMar 223 minThe Damage Done by Sarah CavanaughIt’s hard for me not to react emotionally to the news of Sarah Cavanaugh being revealed as a “stolen valor” con artist.
bmfortierFeb 73 minSimple Machines: The Backbone of HardwareAn article about how simple machines have changed the landscape of devices and hardware.
bmfortierFeb 17 minThe Witch of War: Lessons from the Global War on Terrorism CampaignsMy online social media accounts were filled with praise for our troops (particularly the Marine Corps) for hunting down and killing insurgen