Carl Small joined the Marine Corps in 1969 and served 13 months in a Special Landing Force operating in 1 Corps, Vietnam. This is the first time he has spoken of the war. Two of the stories from the Memories Unleashed collection have placed first in the New Hampshire Writer's Project Regional Flash competition - 'Coming Home' and 'The Good Letters Home'. 'The Good Letters Home' was also published in Writer Advice Literary Magazine Sept 2014. He has authored a children's book, The Indoor Cat's Outdoor Adventure (Rose Dog Books, 2015).