#862 Their Story- Thomas Glave
Mr. Winston and Uncle Makenkie are memories in this part of the Bronx, isolated from most of the rest of the city. They are thought of fondly and also with regret and shame. They are ghosts, and like ghosts they stay with the living in perpetuity.
“We knew they came and went as surely as the summers came and went until our fire-shadowed days of autumn; there were beneficent ones and those troubled and—depending on how one had treated their personages in life—those who could bring terrible dreams and vengeance.”
This is a sad story about acceptance, secrets and community. The writing is absolutely beautiful.
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