Hero Avenue

Book excerpt: About the Book In this collection of serialized short stories, get an intimate look inside the unique, insular world of life on an Army base during the backdrop of the Vietnam War. From 1957 through 1971, follow Army wife Grace Stanley and her daughter Vivian as they navigate military culture and customs along with their fellow Army wives and children, all tasked with maintaining a sense of normalcy in the face of instant upheaval, separation and uncertainty. About the Author Babs Greyhosky was a television writer and producer for twenty years as well as an adjunct professor in the film school at the University of Southern California for eight years. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology and now works as a licensed mental health practitioner, specializing in trauma and PTSD in veterans.