I returned from military service just in time for Easter to surprise my daughter in my Easter Bunny costume. But as I stood behind the door, I heard my new wife snarling, ‘If you dare tell Dad about those bruises on your back, I’ll do with your dog like I did to your mother.’ My daughter sobbed, ‘Dad won’t believe you, he loves Auntie.’ I stepped out, still wearing my mask, and gave her a special Easter ‘gift’ that destroy her whole life.
Chapter 1: The Silent Front The heat of the Middle East has a way of baking the soul until it’s as brittle as the scorched earth of the Levant. As…








