David Condrey's work recently won 5th place in the memoir category of the Writers Digest Essay Competition. He has had multiple op-eds featured by the The San Diego Union-Tribune. And his essays, originally published and regularly featured by Human Parts and Fourth Wave on Medium.com where he maintains a highly engaged following, have been republished by Lunch Ticket Magazine, Military Experience and the Arts, and YourTango.

Known for his unflinching honesty and lyrical grit, Condrey writes from the bleeding edge of lived experience-interrogating trauma, addiction, and survival with a voice that is both emotionally raw and philosophically precise. His writing has resonated with thousands of readers for its rare blend of poetic rhythm and moral clarity.

David Condrey was born in Richmond, Virginia but now lives in San Diego, California.