"Nearly a Valediction" is a fan-fiction short story, by Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo, set in the continuity of Star Trek: Avenger.
It is set in 2310, during USS Avenger's resupply and reprovisioning for its next five-year mission. A longtime Avenger science officer considers her options. A young doctor goes home again -- or does he? A navigator ponders the next steps in her journey.
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The title of the story is from the poem by Marilyn Hacker.