SouthernWriter2

I wanted to make sure I didn't forget this passage after it came to me.

Civilians thought that post-traumatic stress looked like Rambo, The Deer Hunter, or God only knows how many other tropes and clichés. Veterans knew the truth.

It was the guy or gal at the bar on a Wednesday night, more comfortable around strangers than at home because their inability to empathize or show compassion was leading them to fail at being a partner or parent, usually both.

Seriously, is there anyone on this site who likes the new layout? I don't mean, "eh, it's okay," I mean does anyone enthusiastically enjoy it the way so many people did the old site?

"Retiring" the old site has undoubtedly been the worst decision DeviantART has ever made.

This is a promo for a story I've worked on and off for the last few years. I started it a while before I started writing my current novel, shelved it for years, and recently got back to it. I expect to have it finished before the end of the year, maybe by the end of this summer.

Uprisings and war are spreading throughout a world reeling from a global financial collapse. The year is 2011.

Nathan Ryker is the new guy at a private intelligence company based in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Desperate to get back in the fight any way he can after the unexpected end of his Special Forces career, Nathan ends up working as a deniable, and expendable, contractor loaned out to the CIA and other intelligence agencies. He also grapples with the anxiety and insecurity associated with starting a new career in an unfamiliar world where the best-case scenario can immediately turn into the worst.

From Pakistan to Miami, the Andes Mountains to the Libyan desert, Nathan finds himself in increasingly dangerous situations while also trying to maintain a relationship with an EMT in Atlanta. Her grueling shifts and him being sent around the world at a moment’s notice makes it difficult to find time to see each other.

Overcoming his professional and personal difficulties in a time gripped by inequality and unrest will require Nathan to confront mistakes from his past and come up with creative solutions for the present day.

The new DeviantART setup sucks sweaty ass. I went as long as I could without changing to the new layout. Wow, it's worse than I could've imagined.

This is not the fucking site I logged on to eight years ago. I could deal with moderate change, but I literally don't know how to use this website anymore.

I've slowly drifted away from DeviantART over the last few years, but now I'm seriously contemplating leaving for good. Congratulations DA, you just upheld the tradition of getting rid of the best stuff and replacing it with shit.

Way to kill the golden goose, you shortsighted fucks.