Veterans and forever war: reading Two Grenades and Empire City by The WBT published on 2021-02-14T19:41:54Z Peter Molin, Patrick Deer, and Matt Gallagher talk about Elliot Ackerman's short story "Two Grenades," from the fiction anthology "The Road Ahead," and then discuss Gallagher's latest book, "Empire City," and its parallels to the modern day veteran insurrection potentials. Genre Learning Comment by Peter Molin For those who want to jump around or skip ahead: 2:45: Gallagher discusses Words After War, the writing workshop he teaches in New York City (and which is sponsored by NYU’s Cultures of War) 8:00: We discuss Elliot Ackerman’s short-story “Two Grenades.” 27:25: Discussion of Empire City begins. 51:00: Gallagher offers thoughts about the veteran presence in the January 6 storming of the Capital, and what it was like knowing that his brother was one of those besieged inside. 2021-02-27T15:52:09Z
