![]() ![]() The story alternates between his letters in 2021 and one day a year later. ![]() ![]() OnLines: Albert is the deceased transgender man who Amos finds and makes his one-sided pen pal. There’s so much packed into this moment of Amos finding comfort in something as unexpected as writing a “letter” to a deceased Civil War soldier. Belonging and community are major elements of this story. In this small moment, we also get to see Amos’s humor and heart. First and foremost, it sets up questions in the reader’s mind: “Who is this Albert guy? How did he die? Who is this kid, and why the heck is he writing letters to dead people?” There’s a certain shock factor that, I hope, draws the reader in and makes them hungry for the answers to those questions. Michael Leali: There’s so much I love about this opening line. Writing letters to dead people isn’t something I usually do, but this feels weirdly . . . ![]()
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