HC Palmer was born in Kansas and served with the US Army’s First Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1965–1966 as a battalion surgeon. Before retiring, Palmer had a thriving practice specializing in internal and sports medicine, and he now works with veterans with moral injury and PTSD and directs a writing program in association with the Writers’ Place and the Kansas City Public Libraries. Palmer’s debut poetry collection is Feet of the Messenger. He lives in Lenexa, Kansas, with his wife, Valerie.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Field Notes, Sketches, and Watercolors: Birds of the High Plains, a short story, in Fall 2021
- Thompson’s Boots, a short short, in Fall 2017
- After War, a six-word story, in Spring 2016
- If I Die in a Combat Zone, poetry, in Winter 2015