In this episode, Erikka Durdle, an Air Force veteran, fiction writer, and educator, shares her military experience and transition to becoming an educator. She discusses her journey of pursuing a PhD and writing a novel that explores the relationship between a mother and daughter with a language and cultural barrier. Erikka also talks about how writing has helped her make sense of her military service and the healing power of sharing her words. She created Hallaren Literary Magazine to provide a space for female military voices and encourages women to submit their work and share their stories.
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Erikka is a fiction writer and educator. She is an Air Force veteran. She is a Navy government civilian now, following her active duty spouse wherever the Air Force sends him. Erikka is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University’s Mountainview MFA and was the recipient of the program’s Safford Book Prize for best Fiction thesis and the Lynn Safford Memorial Prize. She dabbles in multi-tasking and burning homemade cookies.
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