TRWhitney Author & Poet

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TR Whitney retired from the United States Army in 2010 as a Master Sergeant after serving over 27 years. From Sorrento, LA, she began writing poetry a few years ago as part of her PTSD therapy. Her poetry primarily deals with her military service, but she has also written other pieces.  In 2018 she was selected as a Gold Medal winner for the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF) in the Creative Writing poetry category. In 2022 she received a Silver Medal for her short story in the Military Experience Story Category of the NVCAF. She has won numerous poetry competitions and has had individual poems published. She has also had several short stories accepted for publication. Along with her published poetry books, A Soldier’s Journey Home and A Journey of Healing, she has individual poems and short stories published in several anthologies including, Treasures Found in a Cedar Chest, Sandcutters Volumes, Ink to Paper Volumes, These Fought in Any Case, Southern Treasures, Encore Volumes, and Veterans Voices Magazines. She also has short stories published in anthologies published by InkyLab, Newcastle, England I Only Smoke Hilariously and Tears O’er A Tin Cup.