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Colin D. Halloran

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Genre

Poetry, Nonfiction, History

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Colin D. Halloran is a former US Army infantryman and public school teacher. His debut collection, Shortly Thereafter, won the 2012 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. It documents his journey to, through, and back from combat in Afghanistan. Colin has spoken throughout the country on veterans issues, with a particular focus on the role that creative writing can play in healing and transitioning for vets, and educating civilians on the veteran experience. He lives in Boston.

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	Shortly Thereafter 4.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icarian Flux really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Physics of Us it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Thou Shalt Not Kill: A Primer Even That Uncle Will Understand it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Combat Zone by David LaBounty (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jim LaBounty (Editor), Jerome J. Schmitt (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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