J. Malcolm Garcia is a freelance writer and author of The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul and What Wars Leave Behind: The Faceless and Forgotten. He is a recipient of the Studs Terkel Prize for writing about the working classes and the Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism. His book, Riding through Katrina with the Red Baron's Ghost: A Memoir of Friendship, Family and a Life Writing Stories, will be released in August 2018. His work has been anthologized in Best American Travel Writing, Best American Nonrequired Reading, and Best American Essays.