Stoneheart: A Path OF Identity And Redemption
by Baer Charlton
Gunnery Sergeant Perceval Stone, after 39 years in the Marine Corps, is suddenly medically retired. Collective damage of many wars and actions and an IED leaves him with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) exacerbated by PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). His vision in one eye comes and goes, recall of the occasional word is blocked, or he misses a step in following a conversation. Stone is a walking mental time-bomb like so many others if he can’t find his center.
Walking away confused from the only home and family he has known with a phone in his pocket he doesn’t know how to use, a pesky yeoman stalking his every move, while riding an $800 motorcycle headed west from Bethesda, MD, searching for what it means to be a civilian—and what makes a home, home.
In an effort to find his peace, he ends up beside a tranquil lake, watching a perfect sunset.
And then the phone rings . . .
Mr. Charlton tells a feel-good story about a journey of coming home, finding one’s compass, and the true power of friendships—old and new. Stone’s story is similar to so many today, but Mr. Charlton draws on many personal insights of the human heart and shows us the world of possibility. These characters are the ones who will lovingly haunt your world and you will want to share.
Walking away confused from the only home and family he has known with a phone in his pocket he doesn’t know how to use, a pesky yeoman stalking his every move, while riding an $800 motorcycle headed west from Bethesda, MD, searching for what it means to be a civilian—and what makes a home, home.
In an effort to find his peace, he ends up beside a tranquil lake, watching a perfect sunset.
And then the phone rings . . .
Mr. Charlton tells a feel-good story about a journey of coming home, finding one’s compass, and the true power of friendships—old and new. Stone’s story is similar to so many today, but Mr. Charlton draws on many personal insights of the human heart and shows us the world of possibility. These characters are the ones who will lovingly haunt your world and you will want to share.
