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The Final Click: a soldier. a father. a lifetime of memories
War leaves marks—some visible, others etched deep in memory.
Told through a series of vivid, poignant vignettes, The Final Click traces the journey of Captain James Rourke, a soldier, a leader, and above all, a father. From dusty battlefields in the mountains of Afghanistan to quiet suburban sidelines back home, these "snapshots" reveal a man caught between two worlds—each demanding, each defining.
The Final Click doesn’t tell a linear story—it captures life the way we remember in fragments, in feeling, in flashes of clarity and heartbreak. It is a meditation on the burden of command and the fragility of fatherhood. On what it means to serve, and what it means to come home.
For readers of The Things They Carried and Tuesdays with Morrie, this concise novel offers a brief but powerful window into the emotional aftershocks of the Global War on Terror. It is a tribute to the quiet battles fought long after the war is over, and the moments of love and grace that keep a man whole.
Compact enough to be read in a single sitting, The Final Click is meant to be felt—and passed on.
Told through a series of vivid, poignant vignettes, The Final Click traces the journey of Captain James Rourke, a soldier, a leader, and above all, a father. From dusty battlefields in the mountains of Afghanistan to quiet suburban sidelines back home, these "snapshots" reveal a man caught between two worlds—each demanding, each defining.
The Final Click doesn’t tell a linear story—it captures life the way we remember in fragments, in feeling, in flashes of clarity and heartbreak. It is a meditation on the burden of command and the fragility of fatherhood. On what it means to serve, and what it means to come home.
For readers of The Things They Carried and Tuesdays with Morrie, this concise novel offers a brief but powerful window into the emotional aftershocks of the Global War on Terror. It is a tribute to the quiet battles fought long after the war is over, and the moments of love and grace that keep a man whole.
Compact enough to be read in a single sitting, The Final Click is meant to be felt—and passed on.
138 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2025
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July 17, 2025
The wedding dance
If only for this chapter, this is a great book... superbly written. I and a few numberless other fathers took that last Daddy Daughter dance and felt that special parting moment...but never put it on paper. The whole book is that way. I'll check out more of Mister Cole's books.
If only for this chapter, this is a great book... superbly written. I and a few numberless other fathers took that last Daddy Daughter dance and felt that special parting moment...but never put it on paper. The whole book is that way. I'll check out more of Mister Cole's books.
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