Jeffery Hess

Jeffery Hess is the author of the novels, SCAR TISSUE, ROUGHHOUSE, NO SALVATION, TUSHHOG, and BEACHHEAD, the novella, OUTFOXED, and the story collections, PASCAGOULA RUN, and COLD WAR CANOE CLUB, as well as editor of the award-winning anthologies HOME OF THE BRAVE: STORIES IN UNIFORM, and HOME OF THE BRAVE: SOMEWHERE IN THE SAND. He served six years aboard the Navy’s oldest and newest ships and has held writing positions at a daily newspaper, a Fortune 500 company, and a university-based research center. He holds writing degrees from Queens University of Charlotte and the University of South Florida. His writing has appeared widely in print and online. He lives in Florida, where he leads the DD-214 Writers’ Workshop for military veterans.