For more than a decade, Ron Capps, serving as both a senior military intelligence officer and as a Foreign Service officer for the U.S. Department of State, was witness to war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. From government atrocities in Kosovo, to the brutal cruelties perpetrated in several conflicts in central Africa, the wars in both Aghanistan and Iraq, and culminating in genocide in Darfur, Ron acted as an intelligence collector and reporter but was diplomatically restrainedfromtaking preventative action. The cumulative effect of these experiences, combined with the helplessness of his role as an observer, propelled him into a deep depression and a long bout with PTSD, which nearly caused him to take his own life. "Seriously Not All Right"is a memoir that provides a unique perspective of a professional military officer and diplomat who suffered (and continues to suffer) from PTSD. His story, and that of his recovery and his newfound role as founder and teacher of the Veterans Writing Project, is an inspiration and a sobering reminder of the cost of all wars."

Author Biography

Ron Capps is the founder and director of the Veterans Writing Project, a nonprofit that provides no-cost writing seminars and workshops for veterans, active and reserve service members, and military family members. His literary writing has appeared in the" Delmarva Review," "JMWW," the "Little Patuxent Review," the" New York Times," "Prime Number," "RiverLit," and in numerous online venues. His policy writing and commentary have appeared regularly in the "American Interest, " "Foreign Policy," " Health Affairs," "Monthly Developments Magazine," and "Time "magazine s Battleland blog and on NPR s "All Things Considered," the BBC World Service, and Pacifica Radio. A combat veteran of Afghanistan, he served in the Army and Army Reserve for 25 years, retiring as a lieutenant Colonel. He lives in Washington, DC."