Professional Writer, Director, & Creative Dude
PAUL D. MOONEY
(No, not the famous comedian. Whose real last name is actually Gladney)
ARTICLES & BLOGS
I used to do a whole, heapin' helping of freelance writing/editing work, mostly veteran-related humor and marketing article (plus a bunch of ghostwriting that is super secret so shhhh). I took time off to focus of my MFA and now regularly write fun pieces on history and current events as a big part of my current day job.
Below are the pieces that have been published under my own name over the years. Enjoy.
Note: UniformStories has, in the time since I wrote for them, been bought out by another company that has taken down the links to the articles I wrote for them. Hopefully they re-publish them in the near future, otherwise I will put them up somewhere myself. There was some pretty funny stuff in them.
October 5, 2020
A salute to the Sailors of the United States Navy and a look at the history of the branch.
September 27, 2020
An epic list of mini-reviews covering every episode of The Simpsons that aired after I stopped watching it.
September 14, 2020
Learn about the history of America's Air Force in honor of the branch's birthday.
September 04, 2020
A brief guide to the meaning and history of the day commemorating America's imprisoned and missing troops.
August 05, 2020
The history and facts about America's oldest military medal.
August 04, 2020
A quick history of the United States Coast Guard in honor of the service's birthday.
June 29, 2020
A brief history of America's Independence Day chock full of fun facts.
June 03, 2020
A brief history of the American flag and the day designated to honor it.
March 30, 2020
The return of American POWs at the end of the Vietnam War was a rare happy note at the end of a tragic conflict.
March 23, 2020
The real Great Escape that inspired the all-time classic film.
March 16, 2020
The USS Langley started as a collier and sank as a seaplane tender, but in between she was the Navy's first aircraft carrier.
March 10, 2020
The legendary first battle of ironclad ships.
March 03, 2020
The first non-stop aerial circumnavigation.
January 13, 2020
Doctor William Brydon Reaches Jalalabad after the massacre of Elphinstone's Army in Afghanistan.
December 30, 2019
The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny.
December 23, 2019
In 1968, the crew of the USS Pueblo got the best early Xmas gift ever: release from North Korea.
December 16, 2019
The truth may indeed be out there, but the US Air Forces's Project Blue Book didn't find it.
December 09, 2019
The USS Panay Incident occurs when Japanese planes attack a US Navy ship four years before Pearl Harbor.
December 02, 2019
Flight 19 disappears over the so-called Bermuda Triangle.
November 25, 2019
The Confederacy tries to burn down Manhattan.
November 18, 2019
The last battle of Cap'n Blackbeard.
November 11, 2019
Doctor Mary Edwards Walker receives the Medal of Honor.
November 06, 2019
Some inspiring stories and musings in honor of Veterans Day 2019.
October 28, 2019
The H-4 Hercules, the Spruce Goose, flies for 26 seconds. And never again.
October 21, 2019
King Henry V of England wins the Battle of Agincourt.
October 07, 2019
Alvin York earns the Medal of Honor.
September 30, 2019
The HMS Curacoa incident.
September 23, 2019
The US Navy abolishes flogging.
September 16, 2019
Witold Pilecki purposefully captured by the German gestapo.
September 09, 2019
The first V-2 rocket strikes London.
September 05, 2019
A totally not-fake, super serious guide to the secret US military base at Area 51. Note: this is totally fake. For legal reasons that needs to be clear.
September 02, 2019
The Turtle attempts the first ever submarine attack.
August 26, 2019
The Anglo-Zanzibar War, history's shortest conflict, takes places (briefly).
August 19, 2019
Eugene Bullard receives a posthumous commission in the Air Force.
August 07, 2019
A look back at the origins of America's oldest military decoration.
August 21, 2016
UniformStories (now Military1)
June 03, 2016
UniformStories (now Military1)
May 10, 2016
UniformStories (now Military1)
August 12, 2015
Task & Purpose
February 26, 2014
What's this item about? What makes it interesting? Write a catchy description to grab your audience's attention...
February 07, 2014
UniformStories (now Military1)