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Cannonfire, Queens, and a Reluctant Heroine in "Salt and Gunpowder"
The sea offers no explanations. It gives no warnings, makes no promises, and remembers no names. In that kind of world, survival depends on judgment, instinct, and the ability to act when hesitation would mean death. That’s where Tamsin Kendrick lives—not in defiance of her time, but firmly within it, shaped by its demands and tested by its dangers.
Her journey begins far from any battlefield, but she doesn’t stay an observer for long. Thrown into the heart of a conflict between empires, she adapts quickly—learning the pulse of the ship, the language of command, and the sharp edge of trust earned under fire. She doesn’t rise by accident. Every place she holds, every order she gives, is the result of actions that speak louder than rank.
The battles she faces aren’t just fought with powder and blade. They’re found in the quiet calculations before dawn, in the way alliances form and falter, and in the weight of every choice made under pressure. The ship becomes more than a vessel—it’s a crucible. And in its confined, dangerous space, a crew becomes something more than strangers sharing a deck.
"Salt and Gunpowder" is a story born of that tension—of loyalty forged in the heat of conflict, of respect earned in the harshest places, and of a woman who never once needed to prove she belonged. She simply did.
Her journey begins far from any battlefield, but she doesn’t stay an observer for long. Thrown into the heart of a conflict between empires, she adapts quickly—learning the pulse of the ship, the language of command, and the sharp edge of trust earned under fire. She doesn’t rise by accident. Every place she holds, every order she gives, is the result of actions that speak louder than rank.
The battles she faces aren’t just fought with powder and blade. They’re found in the quiet calculations before dawn, in the way alliances form and falter, and in the weight of every choice made under pressure. The ship becomes more than a vessel—it’s a crucible. And in its confined, dangerous space, a crew becomes something more than strangers sharing a deck.
"Salt and Gunpowder" is a story born of that tension—of loyalty forged in the heat of conflict, of respect earned in the harshest places, and of a woman who never once needed to prove she belonged. She simply did.
The Road to 1,440
I'm Samuel DenHartog, and at 51, at the end of November of 2023, I've embarked on a remarkable journey as a writer. My diverse background in computer programming, video game development, and film prod
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