ptsd – Shawn D. Congleton ~ author

Chuck Norris doesn’t get PTSD, PTSD gets Chuck Norris—BUT what about his family?

I remember growing up in the 80s, noticing just how many, mostly action movies, but definitely more than a few dramatic representations of the aftermath of the Vietnam War on our servicemen. I was introduced to First Blood by a small town pastor that lived near us when he played it for my six yearContinue reading “Chuck Norris doesn’t get PTSD, PTSD gets Chuck Norris—BUT what about his family?”

Today, though, we were all mentally and emotionally recovering from the aftermath of the night before. Why did dad hate us so much? Why couldn’t we just do what we were supposed to do? Why was he so violent? We all spent the morning getting ready, trying to process and comprehend what we just wentContinue reading “An excerpt from Ch. 7, Loogootee Pt 2b of Never Settled by Shawn D. Congleton (release 12.27.20)”