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J. Everett Prewitt

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I graduated from Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and earned a Master of Science degree in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University. I am a Vietnam Veteran and former army officer.

Something About Ann, my latest novel, is a historical fiction novella with eleven short stories that follows a group of soldiers who faced traumatic experiences in Vietnam but remained close after returning to the States. Violence and turmoil continue to haunt the soldiers as they try to normalize their lives.

A Long Way Back tells the story of black soldiers thought to be killed in action who mysteriously reappear in Cu Chi, Vietnam. A curious war
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Understanding Our Roots: The Importance of Storytelling

Reflections On A Life In The Sunshine – Purpose I didn’t set out to write an autobiography because I believed my life was extraordinary. I wrote A Life in the Sunshine because I realized how ordinary moments can shape a life in extraordinary ways—and how easily those moments are lost if they’re never told. For […]

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“I want to introduce my readers to people they may never have met, take them places they may never have visited, and present them with situations they may never have encountered.”
J. Everett Prewitt, A Long Way Back

“Either find a way, or make one.

Hannibal”
J. Everett Prewitt

“Either find a way, or make one.

Hannibal”
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“I want to introduce my readers to people they may never have met, take them places they may never have visited, and present them with situations they may never have encountered.”
J. Everett Prewitt, A Long Way Back

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
Chinua Achebe (Author)

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