Dedan Derickson
Joined November 2025
2 stories
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A quiet observer of the human heart. I use stories and poetry to navigate the messy, beautiful landscape of grief, healing, and profound connection. My writing is where the shadows meet the light. follow me on this emotional journey.
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The Salt and the Sand: Operation Echo-Siren
July 14, 2025. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The oppressive humidity of the North Carolina coast clung to Captain Max “Mako” Reynolds like a second skin. He felt the familiar weight of his gear, the carefully calibrated seventy pounds of rifle, plates, and ammunition that promised protection in a hostile world. He had engineered his life into this precise, efficient form. Everything extraneous—especially emotion—had been purged.
By Dedan Derickson2 months ago in Families
