![]() ![]() Lillian wants to spend some time alone with her fiancé, but Hank, like so many other young men, returned from the war literally tethered to a ghost. ![]() “Sunday in the Park with Hank” by Leah Bobet, published in The Deadlands, is a beautifully-written and heartbreaking meditation on trauma, guilt, and survival. They are all looking to make their own way in life, but first they must reckon with what they owe to history, or what history owes to them. These stories all feature characters grappling with the past-whether they are haunted by the dead, feel beholden to certain established narrative paths, or are weighted down by their ancestors. ![]() As the year winds down and we look ahead, it seems appropriate to focus on stories dealing with what came before and how to honor that while still moving forward. Welcome to another Words for Thought! It’s hard to believe 2022 is almost over. ![]()
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