Walking from the Soviet Union

How a friend’s comment solved a major writing problem

By Scott Bury On November 18, 2013

Image source: writeshop.com I have been wrestling for years over how to organize my work-in-progress, Walking from the USSR. An almost casual comment from a friend over dinner presented a solution. Now I feel I can wrap this baby up! The book is the story of my father-in-law, Maurice, who served in the Red Army […]

Sample Sunday — An excerpt from Army of Worn Soles: Battle at Poltava

By Scott Bury On August 4, 2013

Here is a sample from my work-in-progress, Army of Worn Soles, based on the true story of my father-in-law, who was drafted into the Red Army in 1941, just before the Germans invaded. He fought across Ukraine, was captured, escaped a POW camp and made his way home. This chapter, “Battle at Poltava,” is based on […]

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Walking from the Soviet Union

How a friend’s comment solved a major writing problem

Sample Sunday — An excerpt from Army of Worn Soles: Battle at Poltava