02/17/2026
Glen Hines
**Genre:** Anthology
Glen Hines is an American author, essayist, retired Marine Corps officer, and former college football and baseball player whose work explores the intersection of sports, ethics, identity, military service, and institutional power. Hines’ writing has earned national recognition. His work has received positive reviews from publications like Kirkus Reviews, which praised his book Welcome to the Machine and his insider perspective and compelling examination of football’s moral complexities.
A wide-ranging collection of essays, stories, and reflections that examines American life from unconventional angles — touching on topics such as military service and its aftermath, the real nature of combat as opposed to the glorified versions portrayed by the media and in movies, the experiences of veterans afterward (including PTSD), cultural and social issues in post-9/11 America, urban decay, identity, and the “bright and dark sides” of American sports and culture.
The book reflects Hines’s broad interests — from personal memoir and cultural commentary to observations born of his own varied experiences — and aims to be a platform for voices and perspectives that are often overlooked or spoken “in the wilderness” of mainstream discourse.
Hines is known for writing across genres and mediums, including journalism, fiction, and non-fiction, and his work often blends personal narrative with larger cultural critique.
