Kenneth Klemm is a U.S. Navy veteran and a recovering alcoholic who has discovered that the rewards of writing far outweigh the “rewards” of drinking. He currently lives in Burns, Oregon, and continues to work on his writing and his sobriety. His writing credits include the Santa Monica Outlook, The Write Launch, and Returning Soldiers Speak: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry by Soldiers and Veterans, compiled by Leilani Squire. He has participated in Returning Soldier’s speaks events in 2013 and 2014, and in 2015 was a participant of the Mil-Tree.org event in Joshua Tree, The Art of War.