Reading at Sycamore

Saturday March 23 at 7:00 PM come to Sycamore and hear Iraq and Afghanistan veterans read from their new short story anthology "Fire and Forget: Short Stories From The Long War."

The event will be hosted by Jake Siegel, a life long Ditmas Park resident and "Fire and Forget" contributor.

Check out what others have said about the book and hope to see you there.

“Searing stories from the war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the USA by warrior writers. Fire and Forget is about not forgetting. It is a necessary collection, necessary to write, necessary to read.” —E.L. Doctorow

“Brilliant intro by Colum McCann. Devastating stories, including “The Train” by Mariette Kalinowski….Non-fiction seems “easier” to read. But serious profound heartrending fiction goes so deep, touches us so powerfully, it is what we require.” —Joyce Carol Oates

“I’ve been waiting for this book for a decade. I laughed, shouted, and cried while reading this kaleidoscopic collection. So many facets of war and the people who do our fighting are covered here. Fire and Forget is a literary history of this latest period of American wars. It’s a profound and telling work of art.” —Anthony Swofford, author of the New York Times bestseller Jarhead

“Fire and Forget is a diverse anthology on our long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan united by the extraordinary talents of its authors. These stories are exceptional.” —Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds