But if you haven’t read Amy Hempel’s In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried - seriously, read it! I’ve linked to it in my piece, but note, it took me 4 or 5 reads to understand / feel everything. Emotionally, it’s just so much, the first time I read it, all I remembered was the mother gorilla…
Welcome home, Wil. There was so much to discover in this. And so many portals for further exploration. Thank you for writing it.
I need to read Aimee Bender.
Glad to have you back. 💛
Aimee Bender is the absolute best! Here’s the first story of hers I ever read, which is still probably my favorite: https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/tmp/bender.pdf
But if you haven’t read Amy Hempel’s In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried - seriously, read it! I’ve linked to it in my piece, but note, it took me 4 or 5 reads to understand / feel everything. Emotionally, it’s just so much, the first time I read it, all I remembered was the mother gorilla…
This is so beautifully done, Wil. The way you weave in a story about brothers...
Thanks Alicia, for reading, enjoying, and taking the time to comment! It means a lot!