Russell Worth Parker

Why 100 is the New 26.2

100 Miles?! I don’t even drive that far! That is probably the most common response that ultra-runners get when…

Last year, on Facebook, I posted a list of five things I bought in 2018 that I thought people ought…

A few years ago, I met a man with a phrase tattooed on his forearm in typeface. On the surface…

I’ve been a United States Marine for almost twenty-five years now. It’s all I ever wanted to be,…

Behold! I have heard (or maybe imagined) the clamoring of the SOFLETE Nation! Your lamentations have been lifted up as…

The murder of Mollie Tibbetts is getting a lot of attention. Partisans of all stripes have taken up her banner…

As the self-appointed SOFLETE literary critic and grouchy librarian, I have harangued you all to read David Joy and Larry…

I never meant to be a lifer. My father was a Marine Captain. He joined, served, and moved on. My…

“There are two kinds of Marines in Recon,” a friend said, “Swim Team members and Barfighters. You my friend, are…

A recent discussion in the SOFLETE Team Room got me thinking about all the stupid things I’ve done that…

I never meant to be a lifer. My father was a Marine Captain. He joined, served, and moved on. My…