Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, has published a book of poetry, “A Toad in a Glass Jar,” about his time in the war.
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, poses in Mill Creek for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, holds his eastern American toad on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, stands for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, holds his book of poetry, “A Toad in a Glass Jar,” on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, holds his eastern American toad on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, stands for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, stands for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, holds his eastern American toad on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Stan Lake, an Iraq War Veteran, stands for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, along the Bethabara Greenway in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Now living in Bethania, Lake has conflicted feelings about his service, something that comes through in his poems, which are rooted in reality, not myth.
