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  Coming Soon! Available now on pre-order!  Nothing So Broken   by Chris Richards. Book to be released August 31, 2025. Book description:  In the shadow of loss, a path to healing begins. Chris Richards grew up in a small New England mill town, where life was tough and loyalty ran deep. At just 19, his world was shaken when a close friend was left permanently disabled by a devastating accident. At the same time, Chris’s father began to show troubling symptoms linked to his service in the Vietnam War—unseen wounds that would slowly unravel the man he once knew. The weight of watching two people he loved unravel under the strain of trauma and physical decline left deep scars—ones Chris carried silently into adulthood. For years, he buried his grief and fear, never imagining that one day, facing his own crisis, he would turn to their stories for strength. This powerful and moving memoir explores the enduring impact of trauma, the quiet power of resilience, and how even ...

  Available now on pre-order!  Nothing So Broken  - war, memoir, more. Today we provide a precerpt (an excerpt from a book not yet published) -  -mayhem-   One of the most frustrating things about Steven was also one of the most impressive things about Steven . He was a gifted athlete. I remember an autumn afternoon, he had me pinned to the ground, sitting atop my chest, knees digging into my arms as he pounded away. The blows struck my eyes and cheeks like padded hammers while I squirmed and launched my hips upward, trying to buck him off. When enough was enough, he jumped off me and back into the mayhem of some made-up game involving a football. I stumbled toward the house, crying, certain that Steven had knocked one my eyeballs out of its socket. Kids were chasing other kids around the yard, and my eye must have been lying on the grass somewhere. I hoped nobody stepped on it because then I’d be blinded for life. I’d have to wear a patch like Snake Plissken in...

  Coming Soon! Available now on pre-order!  Nothing So Broken   by Chris Richards. Book to be released August 31, 2025. Book description:  In the shadow of loss, a path to healing begins. Chris Richards grew up in a small New England mill town, where life was tough and loyalty ran deep. At just 19, his world was shaken when a close friend was left permanently disabled by a devastating accident. At the same time, Chris’s father began to show troubling symptoms linked to his service in the Vietnam War—unseen wounds that would slowly unravel the man he once knew. The weight of watching two people he loved unravel under the strain of trauma and physical decline left deep scars—ones Chris carried silently into adulthood. For years, he buried his grief and fear, never imagining that one day, facing his own crisis, he would turn to their stories for strength. This powerful and moving memoir explores the enduring impact of trauma, the quiet power of resilience, and how ev...