WHY I WRITE ABOUT WAR: Because lives touched by war matter to me

My unbridled words about war aren't bloused in name-brand books. My war writing is tied to my former calling as a friar monk. I will repeat myself 1,000 times: I ended up leaving my beloved robe for a rifle.

My war writing is tied to my soul and this God-given soul ran away with the mistress of choice and migrated to war. Today, this soul remains settled in that other bed, somewhere in Iraq.