A little about me…

My name is Aaron Courts. I am a native Texan and grew up in the Southeast part of our great state. I enlisted in the Marine Corps and met my future wife, a Marine veteran herself, during my first enlistment and married her some 10 years later.

I became a Warrant Officer around that time and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 in 2021. I had countless adventures while on active duty and deployed to, or served in, multiple locations across the United States, Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific.

We have four children and a dog. I enjoy learning new things, a good conversation, music and film, reading and writing, woodworking, a nice bourbon and a kick you in the mouth cabernet. And, of course, spending time with my family now that I am retired from active uniformed service.

I also enjoy writing. I have been an honorable mention and long listed in several international writing competitions. I am a creative writing undergraduate and an MFA candidate with the Vermont College of Fine Arts. In addition to writing for The Sword & Pen, I established Pane Publishing Company, LLC in 2023, and we are proud to be certified by the Texas Veterans Commission as a Texas Veteran-Owned Business. Our debut publication is scheduled for late 2024.

My philanthropic passions include leading a creative writing workshop series for a National Veteran nonprofit called Patrol Base Abbate and serving as an ambassador for The Veteran Pen Pal Project in The Great State of Texas.

Semper Fidelis.