SNAPSHOTS OF CIVIL WAR IN THE TRENCHES

Why We Fight

Why I do, anyway

Jack Herlocker
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readApr 20, 2024

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Image by ANASTASIA VASILOPOULOU from Pixabay

“Hey.”

“Hey.” Pedcella shifted his rifle awkwardly across his shoulder as he walked the trench, making way for Shepherd moving in the opposite direction.

“That Mia’s?”

Pedcella nodded. Shepherd was the third person to ask. He felt awkward.

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Jack Herlocker
The Shortform

Husband & retiree. Developer, tech writer, & IT geek. I fill what’s empty, empty what’s full, and scratch where it itches. Occasionally do weird & goofy things.