Live Reading from J. Aaron Courts, the Author of Refusal to Obey: A Novel of the Massacre at Sand Creek.

Let Aaron reawaken the American West for you at the CalArts Campus in Valencia, California.

Jun 28th, 2026 @ 8:00 pm

I’ll be giving a lecture to NROTC Midshipmen who have committed to service in the Marines and attending training on base in preparation for active uniformed service.

Access is restricted to base personnel and those individuals who have prior authorization to attend the training area.

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Jun 10, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

I’ll be giving a lecture to the Marines of Ammo Company at the Las Pulgas Ammunition Supply Point. Access is restricted to base personnel and those individuals who have prior authorization to access the Las Pulgas ASP.

There will be a social event following the lecture in Oceanside, California, and more details will be posted here when they are set.

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Jun 12th, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

A beloved friend has died, and three men attend his wake. They reveal themselves as old tensions surface while confronting their own sense of grief, guilt, and what was left unsaid. Through a series of intimate conversations with their dead friend, each man searches for grace, not only for himself, but for each other.

Join Aaron and several other Gemini Ink-Veterans’ Writing Collective artists as they showcase their work. Each artist is a recent participant in the Finding Voice & Vision project, created by composer, Kurt Erikson, poet, Brian Turner, and actor/director, Will Chase.

Aaron and Will co-wrote the film and it’s been entered into several film festivals including San Antonio, Austin and Telluride, so this will be one of the only opportunities to see it for some time.

The event is free to attend and open to Gemini Ink and Veteran’s Writing Collective participants, friends, and family.

More information will be posted this week regarding the venue location, but it is slated to be shown downtown, so mark your calendars and stand by for more specific details.

Meet the author of Refusal to Obey: A Novel of the Massacre at Sand Creek and check out the studio for Pane Books’ exclusive fine art printery, The Stackhouse.

The Stackhouse Fine Art Printery staff are putting me to work making the giclee prints that will accompany Refusal to Obey Special Editions. Come see why we chose The Stackhouse as our exclusive fine art printing partner.

March 6th, 2026 @ 1:30 pm