Fragments of KAOZ | Original Short Stories by Kelvin Rodeo

Epiphany Moment Redux

Kelvin Rodeo

Published on: 08/09/2026

A sunset in the mountains became an unexpected reckoning with who I used to be, the dreams I abandoned, and the islands that never stopped calling me home.

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Saipan Sucks! - An entry for the Kyrios Fiction Competition on Steemit

Kelvin Rodeo

Published on: 06/07/2026

Everyone told Travis that Saipan was paradise. Warm beaches. Friendly people. The perfect escape. They forgot to mention what comes out after dark.

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The Reconciliation - A Veteran Story

Kelvin Rodeo

Published on: 05/07/2026

Haunted by the memories of war and the weight of moral injury, a veteran discovers that healing can come from the most unexpected place: the embrace of someone he once believed could never forgive him.

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Katabasis - A Fictional Story About the Twisted Web of Fate

Kelvin Rodeo

Published on: 05/07/2026

A chance encounter. A single decision. A lifetime of consequences. **Katabasis** is a thought-provoking short story exploring fate, free will, and the invisible threads connecting every human life through a web of choices and consequences.

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Preserving Stories from the Fracture Lines of History.

BORN ON SAIPAN.

BUILT FROM STORIES.

DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE HISTORY FORGOT.