Stationed with Stories

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Vanderbilt : The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe, talks jockeying for holiday food staples at the commissary when stationed abroad,  and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Hall Pass" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:33,  #topic 11:39,  #story 23:30

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Midnight Library  by Matt Haig, talks struggling with Navy acronyms, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Calming Circle." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:23,  #topic 8:06,  #story 19:10

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Sweetness of Water  by Nathan Harris, talks husband coming home post deployment and the readjustment transition, and shares an original poem entitled "State of Relaxation." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:15,  #topic 11:17,  #story 21:20

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Marina  by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, talks recent drama on her base and how the aftermath resembled 90s children's television, and shared a short article/anecdote from her time living in China called "Dancing in the Streets." SPECIAL TREAT: You'll find a short video from her living in China on the website under the piece! You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:50,  #topic 9:54,  #story 18:24

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden, talks milspouses airing their drama with others on social media, and shares a  flash *non-fiction* piece entitled "Eyes Wide Open." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:00,  #topic 6:53,  #story 16:29

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion by Maegan Brown aka "The BakerMama", talks post-PCS transitions being nothing but trial periods and trying out new things to see what you'll like in the new place, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "A Tree's Praise." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:01,  #topic 10:10,  #story 19:10

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Theater of War by Bryan Doerries, talks the topsy turvy life of deployments, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "The Mail Carrier." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:58,  #topic 10:45,  #story 19:08.

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Nowhere for Very Long by Brianna Madia, talks sumo wrestling and other adventures with MWR trips and programs, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "Unwelcomed Silence." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:52,  #topic 9:24,  #story 17:24

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner, talks the  love-hate relationship with military orders, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "Life at Five Twenty-two on a Friday Night." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:58,  #topic 10:07,  #story 18:50

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, talks the myth of work-life balance in many military positions and dealing with it in her past career, and shares a  poem entitled "Dandong, China." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 10:58,  #topic,   #story 21:05