A 100 Word Story
Inspired by “The
Salvation of Mosul” by Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian magazine, October 2017
I used to visit
the museum, before all this. The purge… The war… I hated this painting; the dull
colors, the awkward gaze, the lazy brushstrokes. Sometimes, I’d stare at it for
an hour, wondering what people see in it. Other times, I’d avoid the hall where
it hung.
But, when they
started closing libraries, and burning books, I knew it wouldn’t be long before
they came for everything else. I had to save it… The art… Whatever I could… Even
as flames destroyed the building. I rescued this.
Someday, I’ll give it back.
Maybe it will help people remember.