Two Kingdoms
Over the last week, I’ve been giving considerable thought to the themes that motivate my forthcoming novel: the far-reaching (and often unrecognized) effects of war and the importance of storytelling in the process of healing moral and psychological wounds suffered by both individuals and the body politic. Partly, this thought is prompted by my teaching duties: my AP Lit classes are beginning our unit in war literature, while my Senior English classes will study Homer’s Iliad