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Stan Lake

@Stan_Lake

Stan Lake is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker from North Carolina. Holla if you hear me.

 Winston Salem, N.C.
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Joined June 2011
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I wrote this article about the day after 9/11 and the years that followed. open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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New substack post on the beauty of war. open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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No Greater Love havokjournal.com/religion/no…
No Greater Love • The Havok Journal | Military & Veteran News, Commentary, Culture

No Greater Love • The Havok Journal | Military & Veteran News, Commentary, Culture

The convoy stalled somewhere just north of Baghdad. The mechanized beasts we controlled lurched to a halt in a fractured herringbone formation. Daniel and Neither of us knew how that scenario would...

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New post over at #substack about the dissonance I feel about #gwot open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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It’s hard to believe that the twentieth anniversary of my deployment to Iraq is in a few short months…read the story below: open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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New SUBSTACK open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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Newest SUBSTACK all about teachers open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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The Last Dance, by @Stan_Lake open.substack.com/pub/stanla…
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I just started a Substack! You can subscribe to it here stanlake.substack.com/?r=1pd…
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"Shotgun Summer" Published by Dirtbag Magazine catchingcreation.com/media/2…
"Shotgun Summer" Published by Dirtbag Magazine — Catching Creation

"Shotgun Summer" Published by Dirtbag Magazine — Catching Creation

Check out my article “Shotgun Summer” that was recently published by Dirtbag Magazine Shotgun Summer By Stan Lake

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"Peer Pressure and Pit Vipers" Reptiles Magazine July/August Issue catchingcreation.com/media/2…
"Peer Pressure and Pit Vipers" Reptiles Magazine July/August Issue — Catching Creation

"Peer Pressure and Pit Vipers" Reptiles Magazine July/August Issue — Catching Creation

Peer Pressure and Pit Vipers By Stan Lake Published in the July/August 2022 Issue of Reptiles Magazine   Ricky’s Ford Thunderbird smelled like death.  The scent emanated from the trunk.  When I...

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Backyard Landmines catchingcreation.com/blog/20…
Backyard Landmines — Catching Creation

Backyard Landmines — Catching Creation

“Backyard Landmines”   I love snakes. I love venomous snakes. But…there’s something unnerving about finding them when you’re not looking for them. Today while mowing some spots in my back yard, I...

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"Call Sign Critter Getter" Reptiles Magazine Feature catchingcreation.com/media/2…
"Call Sign Critter Getter" Reptiles Magazine Feature — Catching Creation

"Call Sign Critter Getter" Reptiles Magazine Feature — Catching Creation

My article “Call Sign Critter Getter” about my wildlife exploits in Iraq and Kuwait was published in the January/February 2022 of Reptiles Magazine. I am extremely honored and excited to see this in...

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Nothing Left To Write Home About catchingcreation.com/blog/20…

Nothing Left To Write Home About — Catching Creation

Two long decades of war was all any of us knew. It was like an errant jazz tune that wouldn’t resolve.

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War: The Grit In My Teeth catchingcreation.com/blog/20…
War: The Grit In My Teeth — Catching Creation

War: The Grit In My Teeth — Catching Creation

I can’t recall specific details from my wedding day or other monumental milestones in the last 15 or so years. I can still remember how Iraq smelled. How it felt to drive bomb littered routes hauling...

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I just liked “Hasten International Long Promo” on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/60116682
Hasten International Long Promo

Hasten International Long Promo

This is a promo for Hasten International showing the work they are doing in Zimbabwe, Africa. Equipment used: Shot with a Canon 1D Mark IV and Go Pro Hero 2 Post Production: Final Cut Pro X Filmed,...

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The Wildlife Society NC Chapter "Wildlifer" Magazine July Articles catchingcreation.com/media/2…
The Wildlife Society NC Chapter "Wildlifer" Magazine July Articles — Catching Creation

The Wildlife Society NC Chapter "Wildlifer" Magazine July Articles — Catching Creation

I moved to the Winston-Salem area a little over a decade ago. Within the first few weeks of being here, I was fortunate to find what feels like an oasis on the outskirts of the city. The Poindexter...

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Death Doesn't Have the Final Word catchingcreation.com/blog/20…
Death Doesn't Have the Final Word — Catching Creation

Death Doesn't Have the Final Word — Catching Creation

My morning was interrupted by a tragedy in my neighborhood. I stood with a grieving mother as the police informed her that her adult son had died. She melted. As any of us would. It was heart...

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Winston Salem First Do Good Journal Article catchingcreation.com/media/2…
Winston Salem First Do Good Journal Article — Catching Creation

Winston Salem First Do Good Journal Article — Catching Creation

A little over a decade ago I found myself up to my shins in water that was barely above freezing. To most people this spot was just a swamp, or a glorified mud puddle at best. To me it was heaven....

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