Michael Jerome Plunkett is a writer from Long Island. He served in the United States Marine Corps and after working in the financial industry and emergency medical services for several years began pursuing fiction writing as a career.
I lead the Patrol Base Abbate Book Club which has hosted guests such as Sebastian Junger, Ocean Vuong, and Karl Marlantes. I am the Executive Director of the Literature of War Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building libraries on military bases. I host the LitWar Podcast which has featured guests such as Elliot Ackerman, Phil Klay, and Steven Pressfield.
Writer
My essays and stories have been published or are forthcoming in The War Horse, Leatherneck Magazine, Coffee or Die, Dirtbag Magazine, and Lethal Minds Journal. I am currently working on my novel ZONE ROUGE, a modern reimagining of the Sisyphus myth set in the fields of Verdun.
A 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to building libraries on military bases and funding platoon-sized book clubs for active duty military units.
A podcast where I sit down with various authors to discuss literature and all the ways it can shape our identity. War, in its simplest definition, is merely a struggle between opposing forces for a particular end. The LitWar podcast explores this notion and seeks the elusive emotional truth in all literature.
I lead a book club for veterans and active-duty military service members with the mission of being the most inclusive in the veteran and military community.