RKS American Literature: Disconnection of a U.S. Marine Returning Home to Oklahoma: Not Wanting to Come Home

Now he would have liked a girl if she had come to him and not wanted to talk. But here at home it was all too complicated. He knew he could never go through it all again. It was not worth the trouble. That was the thing about French and German girls. There was not all this talking. You couldn’t talk much and you did not need to talk. It was simple and you were friends. He thought about France and then he began to think about Germany. On the whole he had liked Germany better. He did not want to come home. Still he had come home.

Ernest Hemingway, “Soldier’s Home”,1925

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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