'The scene was a typical illustration of the hypocrisy of empires, which pretend to be strong and yet are so weak that they constantly have to defend themselves by destroying individuals of the most pitiable weakness' - Rebecca West, Black Lamb & Grey Falcon
"If civilization were worth fighting for, why was the Western civilized world so indifferent to the tragedy of his people and so friendly to their oppressors?" - Rebecca West, "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon"
Here's a short story I began a few years ago and finished recently. It's set in Chicago during Christmas 2005 and features a couple of old men on a shopping trip to downtown/Marshall Field's. Enjoy, and please subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/morethansc…
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