THE ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HE LIVED IN A FRAGILE SILENCE
The fog off the coast of Newport, Oregon, has a way of blurring the lines between the land and the sea. For the man living in the…
Chapter 1: Phantom Pain and Plastic Spoons
“Time to make the incision,” Hawkeye whispered, the rusty tent peg catching the faint glint of the moonlight seeping through the Swamp’s window screen. “MURDER! ASSASSINATION! MUTINY!” Frank…
Chapter 2: The Midnight Minefield Waltz
Corporal Radar O’Reilly had a sixth sense for trouble. He usually felt it in his left ear just before the choppers arrived, or in his stomach when Colonel…
Chapter 3: Waking Up in Uijeongbu
“Who… who are you people?” Hawkeye whispered. “Where am I?” A suffocating silence fell over the room. Colonel Potter’s face visibly aged ten years. Margaret pressed her hand…
THEY WERE JUST BACKGROUND ACTORS IN THAT SHOT… BUT THE PAIN WAS REAL.
Mike and Loretta are sitting in a quiet booth, tucked away from the noise of the press benefit. The lighting in the restaurant is low and amber, and…
THE METAL WAS HOT… BUT THE MEMORY WAS SHARPER
The sun was high over Malibu Creek State Park, turning the parched brush into a shimmering sea of dusty gold. Mike leaned heavily on his cane, squinting…
THE MUD IN MALIBU WAS FAKE… BUT THE TEARS ARE REAL
The sun was starting to dip behind the Santa Monica mountains. It cast long, amber shadows across the back porch where the two old friends sat. Mike was…
THE FERRET FACE FUMBLE THAT BROKE THE ENTIRE 4077TH
The convention hall was packed, the air thick with the smell of popcorn and the hum of a thousand fans waiting for a story. Larry Linville sat…
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE INNOCENT KID… BUT THE MAN WAS BREAKING APART
Gary Burghoff sat in a quiet corner of a dimly lit restaurant, trying to be invisible. It was the late 1970s, and he was arguably the most…
MARGARET HOULIHAN’S TOUGHEST BATTLE WASN’T THE WAR… IT WAS ONE WORD
Interviewer: Loretta, everyone who talks about the set of MAS*H mentions the brotherhood, the long hours in Malibu, and the high-stakes O.R. scenes. But you were the…