Crisped + Sere

“We don't know who the monsters are anymore,” Cavalo said.Are we monsters? Bad Dog asked.“You're not,” Cavalo said. “You're a good guy.”Bad Dog was not fooled. And you? He bumped his head into Cavalo's knee.“I don't know.”

This one was almost too dark and intense for me, and I usually have the opposite problem! I honestly think it has more to do with current events with the recent attack on the Capitol and more threats of violence looming as Inauguration Day approaches. It's too depressing to think about how easily our society can break down, especially when we are suffering from a global pandemic. I feel like it won't take much to lead to complete catastrophe.

So it's difficult to read about the type of world that this breakdown could lead to, where the violence continues in the aftermath, and it's hard to tell the good guys from the monsters, or even if anyone can be a good guy in that kind of environment. But we have to try, and we have to have hope, even if it's a dangerous feeling.