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  Chris Richards, author of  Nothing So Broken , was recently interviewed by  Colonel Len Samborowski    on DFN Podcast: "Nothing So Broken: Vietnam War and the Power of Community."  Listen to the podcast HERE . Description of the podcast: Chris Richards is the Director at Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust and the author of Nothing So Broken . His powerful book details the impact of the Vietnam War on his family and the importance of community as a way to manage the pain. Along the way we discuss – War, Always About the Families (3:30), A Single Soldier (4:15), Agent Orange, the Spray (10:00), Mill Town America (16:10), Engineer-like (20:45), Aloneness vs. Loneliness (23:45), Perceptions of War  (25:45), and DFN (28:15).   Additional outtakes from a second interview from 34:20 to 41:30. You can grab a copy of Chris Richards’ book at MSI Press. When asked “Have a coupon?” – use the code “Luke” for a 25% discount. With this code, ALL proceeds from...

  Meet Chris Richards, author of Nothing So Broken . Chris’ passion for writing began with a mid-life crisis. An unexpected trauma followed by a healthy amount of desperation transformed a promising engineering career into a surprising love for storytelling. By day, he  writes grants  for nonprofits, farms and Indigenous communities, hoping to create a more resilient and equitable food system. At night, he works on personal stories, mostly about the extraordinary individuals he finds in everyday encounters. He has written one memoir with two other nonfiction projects begging for time. He is a member of the MBM Writers and the Qualifiers Writing Group.  When he’s not writing, Chris hones fledgling culinary skills, coaches youth basketball, and fosters the occasional stray cat. He lives in Massachusetts. Read about the author at Chris Richards' website . For other posts about Chris Richards and his book, click HERE . Buy any MSI Press LLC book at 25% discount with coup...

  John Arthur Lee has posted his review of Nothing So Broken by Chris Richards. A jaw-dropping book about hope and perseverance.  Beautifully composed and vividly depicted. Read the rest of the review here:  John Arthur Lee: Words and Snapshots: My Review: Nothing So Broken by Chris Richards NothingSo Broken  has reached  #2 in Hot New Releases /Vietnam War History,  #25 in Vietnam War biographies, #36 in disability biographies, #61 in Vietnam War History, and #266 in Asian history. 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 peo...