Essays & Articles
David Chrisinger's essays and articles published in various print publications as well as websites.
More Gentile Than Grim: Letters Home from World War I
After we finished analyzing the last batch of letters, a quiet hush fell over the classroom. For a few moments I could see the students processing the material, eac...
The Rules Do Not Apply
The stories we tell ourselves sometimes feel to me like new clothes we need to try on in the fitting room before taking them home. Some don’t fit as well as we’...
Talking with a 9/11 Witness Helped Him Connect with History
As I walked into the main exhibit space in bedrock, one of the people in our tour group started to talk to me about that day and what he remembered.
Why are you here? Storytelling and Leadership in Saving Private Ryan
Who are you? Why are you here? There may come a time when you’ll need to tell a story that answers those two questions. Will you be ready?
This Veteran Had Been in the Line of Fire for Years—But a Game of Go...
After four deployments to Iraq, this veteran nearly ended it all. What stopped him? The most ordinary diversion imaginable.