Geometry of Fire

Warmbier, Paul

ISBN 10: 1649218559 / ISBN 13: 9781649218551

Published by Atmosphere Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geometry of Fire
• Publisher: Atmosphere Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1649218559
• ISBN 13: 9781649218551
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In 2003, newly minted Private First Class Paul Warmbier left behind the world he knew for something much more complicated. At 17, Paul signed up for a wartime adventure with the Marine Corps infantry, leaving his home in the Idaho mountains for that of the deserts: first the Mohave in California, then to Iraq, where his first exposure to genuinely complicated causes and effects caused his mindset and world to shift.
In this terrifyingly honest account of PTSD and trauma, Paul sees himself stepping in the sands of history, the same sands walked on by Gilgamesh, Alexander the Great, and other conquerors who met and battled with themselves in the vast desert beauty.
Upon returning from war and just out of the Marines, Paul found himself lost, totally alone in his head but surrounded by those who loved him. Through flashbacks and therapy sessions, we rid ourselves of the exciting gunslinging stories that are usually told, for those that are raw, intense, and deeply problematic, all in the attempt to understand how one can regain love of self and personal identity after war ripped it all away.

About the Author

Paul Warmbier is a writer and teacher living in McMinnville, Oregon. His essays and poetry have appeared in various literary journals and magazines from Allegory Ridge, Under the Sun, Watershed Review, and others. Paul earned his MFa in Creative Non-Fiction from the University of Idaho. Currently, he is a high school Language Arts and Creative Writing teacher in a small town in Oregon.