About
My name is Eric Wright. I was born and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. During high school, I was in Boy Scouts and earned the rank of Eagle. I also worked two summers at Philmont Scout Ranch, a 140,000 acre high adventure base with over 300 miles of trails that scouts from all over the country spend weeks at a time backpacking. One year, I staffed a back country cabin that provided the scouts programs and meals. The other year, I was on a conservation trail crew that maintained the trails and un-staffed camp sites.
After I graduated high school, I attended the University of Missouri and studied agricultural journalism two years before deciding I had enough of school and joined the Army. I served as an infantryman in both the 2nd Ranger Battalion and 3rd Brigade 1st Armored Division where I was promoted to Sergeant.
After four years and two tours to Afghanistan, I decided I was ready to get out and try school again. This time I used my G.I. Bill and attended the University of Montana. Moving west was a choice I primarily made to be nearer to the vast expanse of wilderness here to get lost in. I like to camp, hike, and fish, and I like to read and write about it.
At UM, I studied creative writing and English teaching. In 2016, I graduated, with honors, with my B.A. in Secondary English Education. That same year, I accepted my first job offer teaching at a small school on the Blackfeet Reservation in northwest Montana. The area is remote and contains a rugged beauty defined by the sudden contrast between the Rocky Mountain Front to the west and the vast expanse of plains to the east. At times, the teaching assignment has been a challenge, one that I readily undertake, but even more than that, it has been a great learning opportunity, affording me the unique opportunities to experience Blackfeet culture and explore this wild part of country.
On this blog, you can find journal updates from my time teaching on the Reservation (or wherever I may land in the future) as well as fictional and non-fictional short stories and my responses to the work I happen to read. If you'd like you can fill in the email form below, and I will notify you whenever I update. There are also new and featured posts listed at the bottom of this page. Thank you for taking the time to read, and I hope you enjoy.
After I graduated high school, I attended the University of Missouri and studied agricultural journalism two years before deciding I had enough of school and joined the Army. I served as an infantryman in both the 2nd Ranger Battalion and 3rd Brigade 1st Armored Division where I was promoted to Sergeant.
After four years and two tours to Afghanistan, I decided I was ready to get out and try school again. This time I used my G.I. Bill and attended the University of Montana. Moving west was a choice I primarily made to be nearer to the vast expanse of wilderness here to get lost in. I like to camp, hike, and fish, and I like to read and write about it.
At UM, I studied creative writing and English teaching. In 2016, I graduated, with honors, with my B.A. in Secondary English Education. That same year, I accepted my first job offer teaching at a small school on the Blackfeet Reservation in northwest Montana. The area is remote and contains a rugged beauty defined by the sudden contrast between the Rocky Mountain Front to the west and the vast expanse of plains to the east. At times, the teaching assignment has been a challenge, one that I readily undertake, but even more than that, it has been a great learning opportunity, affording me the unique opportunities to experience Blackfeet culture and explore this wild part of country.
On this blog, you can find journal updates from my time teaching on the Reservation (or wherever I may land in the future) as well as fictional and non-fictional short stories and my responses to the work I happen to read. If you'd like you can fill in the email form below, and I will notify you whenever I update. There are also new and featured posts listed at the bottom of this page. Thank you for taking the time to read, and I hope you enjoy.
Contact
Email: ewright76m@gmail.com