One man learns he has Asperger’s late in life.

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.8— The Crucible That Is Night-Fire

We climb into the cattle car for transport to night-fire where I’ll aim bullets more…

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.7 — Some Help From Waldspurger

It’s almost time for camp. Not the fun kind. The Army’s kind.

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.6 — Remember To Use That Front Sight

I zeroed my rifle this morning.

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.5 — A Couple Of OK Cottontails

Skebo wakes me up five minutes before my usual 4:45 a.m. rising.

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.4 — Feeding My Own Monster

Rumor of the night: There’s a telescope in the operations shack and they keep it aimed at us.

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.3 — Another Day, Another Detail

The last thing I want this first day of basic is a sudden wake-up siren. I want it to go off on my…

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH.2 — Move ’em On, Head ’em Up

The Greyhound lurches to a stop beside what looks like a large garbage can spread end to end with front…

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

CH. 1 — I Don’t Do New Well

I’ve never been what you could call decisive. I didn’t get around to applying for college until it was almost…

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

Prologue

I’m retired from writing the metro column for the Evansville, Ind., Courier & Press. I penned more than 6,500 stories and columns in a 39-year newspaper career on a variety of subjects from murderers and moonshiners to the members of a snake-handling church. My legacy website — www.pluggerpublishing.com — has…

Garret Mathews in An Aspie comes out of the closet

Dec 2, 2017

My Aspie-Army Book Is Done

I have finished writing and editing the online version of my “An Aspie Does Basic…Badly.” The subtitle is “1971…

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