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Kevin W Fletcher
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Combat veteran, postal worker, and reluctant memoirist. I write voice-driven nonfiction about war, work, trauma, neurodiversity, parenting, pop culture, or whatever other hills I feel like dying on.
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“Did you just say a bird hit him?”

“Yes…” the voice on the other end sounds delighted.

New Postal story drops at noon ET — A No-Good Rotten Fowl Day.
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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#substack #satire #fiction
Postal: We’re Hourly
“Fuck my motherfucking life,” I mutter.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The Time Clock
The turnstile snaps shut like a cell door with a heavy metallic click.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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If you have a minute for some light reading.

#starwars #nonfiction #veterans #therapy
Star Wars is Subliminal Therapy for the Emotionally Stunted
Many people— read: philistines— think Star Wars is just space wizards and planet-destroying weapons.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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#therapy #ptsd #starwars #veterans #mentalhealth
Star Wars is Subliminal Therapy for the Emotionally Stunted
Many people— read: philistines— think Star Wars is just space wizards and planet-destroying weapons.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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And I have to revisit everything that happened with a new lens because I don’t truly remember what happened or trust my version of events.

All because of fucking Green Day.

#ptsd #memoir #memory #substack

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All Because of Green Day
I have a weird relationship with music.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“If you’re middle-aged and washed up like me, you are not winning a battle of reflexes with teenagers. But you can crush these amateurs with superior tactics pretty easily.

#Battlefield6 #gaming #substack #infantry

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Tactics, Techniques, and Blueberries: Combined Arms for Dummies.
I’ve got two problems.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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“Thank you for staying away—that was the real service.”

#essentialworkers #substack #veterans #covid

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Most veterans think the whole “thank you for your service” culture is a bit much. It’s one of those things you only really get after the window where you might have enjoyed it has closed. Even if you...
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August 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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My musings on neurodivergent parenting and self discovery.

#memoir #autism #nonfiction #substack #neurodivergence

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You’re No Different From Anyone Else
“You’re no different than anyone else.”
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August 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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If you’d like to see a sample of my writing, I’ve posted an essay about it on substack.
You Learned It by Doing, Dummy
I’ve never fully understood why I can write well—and because of that, I’ve never genuinely believed that I could.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I’m a combat veteran, current USPS employee, and reluctant memoirist. My (future) debut Thunder Two is about Iraq, trauma, and the Joes who got me through it. It’s dark, funny, and the perfect tepid, ...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Found my car keys in the ignition with the doors unlocked this morning. The honor system prevailed — to my chagrin.
July 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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#query #Ramadi #explosions #literarynonfiction
July 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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#query #ramadi #literarynonfiction #veteran
July 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Thunder Two on instagram. Photos from my personal collection with accompanying quotes from the book.

#querying #ramadi #thundertwo #literature

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July 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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5 rejections down, and one agent wanted to see more. Every no is closer to a yes.

#querying
#Ramadi
#thunder two
June 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Someone said to to expect 75-100 rejections when querying agents.

Two down.
June 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM