#267: Laughing and Crying with MGySgt Adam Walker (Ret.)

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and for your continued support. This week, we welcome retired Master Sergeant Adam Walker back to the scuttlebutt. Adam is a friend of the show and has appeared in episodes 213 and 230. Please go check those out. But this week, rather than Adam doing our bidding, he’s come on to talk to us about his book, Laughing and Crying as a U.S. Marine. Laughing and Crying is a memoir, but it breaks the paradigm. Normally, in a memoir, especially a military memoir, the author is the centerpiece, and everything in the book is laser-focused on them and how they navigate their lives. I argue that although clearly Adam is the main character, the book is not solely about him. Laughing and Crying is a compilation of short stories told through Adam’s point of view, but the book focuses more on being an infantryman in the Marine Corps rather than Adam’s accomplishments as a Marine. Adam talks to us about this dynamic, the genesis of the book, and his writing process. We love hearing from authors about their books, and we love having Adam on the show, so this was a total two-fer.

Enjoy!

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