I remember the smell of the plastic blue gym mats under my face as I grappled another Marine in the hanger bay of the…
Blake Rondeau
Blake Rondeau is a United States Marine Corps veteran. He obtained a degree in Creative Writing from the University of St. Thomas. His writing has appeared in the Summit Avenue Review, Proud to Be, Military Experience and the Arts, Issued: Stories of Service, and Line of Advance. He was the Winner of the 2024 Colonel Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Award for poetry. Rondeau has led Narrative Therapy writer’s workshops for veterans transitioning into civilian life and communities who have experienced war. He’s happiest walking in the woods with his wife and daughter.
