Terri BarnesTerri Barnes is the author of Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life, editor and coauthor of Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and Strength in Military Life, and has written and edited many articles and books for Eva Resa Publishing, the leading publisher of resources for and about military family life.

A well-respected journalist, Terri developed and wrote the weekly Stars and Stripes column Spouse Calls. Appearing in print editions worldwide and online for more than eight years, the column was honored in 2015 by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, winning second place nationally. Her book Spouse Calls is a select compilation of those columns. Terri continues to be a voice for military spouses and families. She has been a member of the Washington, DC, press corps and has contributed to several other books. Terri is a cum laude graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she studied journalism. Her work has appeared in Air Force/Army/Navy Times, The Huffington Post, and Books Make a Difference magazine, as well as newspapers, magazines, and base publications in many of her adopted hometowns around the world. Terri's expertise in military life comes from long experience. Her father was a Vietnam veteran and career military man. Her husband, Mark, retired from the Air Force after thirty years of active duty service. Terri and Mark now reside in Summerville, South Carolina. They have three adult children. Read More Read Less