Charles Kesler lives in beautiful East Texas. Towering oak trees and majestic pines. Author of The Book of Willie, a short comedy of poems and prose poems about a Vietnam War Veteran. His poems have been published in Consequence, Veterans' Voices, The Texas Observer, Illya's Honey, Red River Review, and others. He is a 3 time Pushcart Prize Nominee. He is a Writing Aide with The Veterans Voices Writing Project. He has been married for 47 years. And He Loves Her.