Soul in a Shell

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Genres

Military, Politics, Loss, Debut, and Poems

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Profanity, Violence, Death, Suicide, Abuse, and Sex

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Feb 13, 2026

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156 pages

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Soul in a Shell

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Blurb

Soul in a Shell is a poetry-and-prose collection about surviving the systems that try to shape us.

Drawing from military life, memory, and trauma, Dylan Byall writes poems that explore what happens when the world grinds us down, technology and war steal pieces of who we are, and how hope still sparks in the ruins.

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Genres

Military, Politics, Loss, Debut, and Poems

Trigger Warnings

Profanity, Violence, Death, Suicide, Abuse, and Sex

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

Feb 13, 2026

Page Length

156 pages

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Author

Dylan Byall's love for writing began in childhood when he wrote an encyclopedia on Amazonian animals. Raised in the small town of Mount Vernon, Ohio, he always dreamed of traveling. During his service in the U.S. Navy, he lived in Japan from 2018 to 2023, spending time in both Yokosuka and Sasebo. He now resides in Norfolk, Virginia, with his wife and their two dogs, Theo and Rex. When he's not writing, Dylan enjoys reading, watching movies, and sipping cocktails by the beach. He is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in English Literature at American Military University. Soul In A Shell is his debut publication.