The Long Way Home [Fiction | Literary] by Sevastian Winters

He came home from war.But the war came home with him.Odell hasn’t slept through the night in years. When he closes his eyes, the convoy explodes again. The dust, the blood, the voice of the friend who didn’t make it out. In the dark corners of cheap motel rooms and empty highways, something waits for him—a one-eyed shadow that wears the shape of memory, guilt, and everything he can’t outrun.His wife is still there. Still calling. Still hoping.But how do you go home when you’re not sure you deserve one?As hallucinations blur into reality and survivor’s guilt tightens its grip, Odell faces a single choice: keep running… or finally turn toward the life he almost lost.This is a raw, unflinching story about PTSD, shame, love, and the long road back from war.Put your headphones on. And come along for the long way home.