Nate Boaz's Powerful Memoir
Running Toward Fire is here! Click below to order or to read more about the book.
All profit from sales of Running Toward Fire goes to the incredible non-profit Patrol Base Abbate.
Not Just a Memoir...
Nate Boaz's memoir, Running Toward Fire, is a captivating exploration of courage, service, and self-discovery.
From his upbringing, inspired by war-hero grandfathers, to his experiences as a Marine in Baghdad, Boaz delves deep into the warrior's psyche, the chaos of combat, and the profound longing for camaraderie.
About Us
No shit, there I was...
Barstool Ballads is a publishing platform for war stories, sea stories, and absurd peacetime stories, told by the veterans who lived them.
We were founded in 2022 by two USMC combat veterans and friends, who both write their own "stranger than fiction" military stories.
Our name is a salute to Rudyard Kipling’s Barrack-Room Ballads—a series of songs and poems about the British Army, mostly written in the soldiers' vernacular. One of our favorites is "Tommy."
If we select your story for publication, our network of experienced writers and editors will work closely with you to craft your tale into a compelling narrative.
If you have a story you've been dying to tell, we want to help you tell it... before you die! Apologies for being so direct, but... we're Marines.
The Barstool Ballads motto is Non omnis moriar—"Not all of me shall die"— a quote from Horace. He believed that, through his writing, a part of him could achieve a form of immortality. We love this.
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co-founder
Nate Boaz
Vice President, People Strategy, Microsoft
Chairman, Board of Directors, Patrol Base Abbate
Previously:
Senior MD & COO, Accenture Strategy
Partner, McKinsey & Company
MBA, Harvard Business School
BS, Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy
Iraq War Combat Veteran; OEF in Kuwait
Counterintelligence / HUMINT Officer
Pirate
co-founder
Ryan M. Connolly
Publisher & President, Barbary Tavern Publishing
Previously:
CEO, SuperSight Media, Inc.
Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
MFA, Film & TV Production, USC
MA, Linguistics, Georgetown University
MA, Publishing, Western Colorado U
MA, National Security Affairs, Naval Postgrad School
BS, Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy
USMC China Foreign Area Officer
USMC Civil Affairs Officer
Iraq War Veteran
Pirate