During a Family Livestream, My Niece Snapped the Bracelet Off My Wrist

The working title had always been something dry and academic. I changed it.

Music That Saved Us: The Hidden Legacy of Eleanor Vance.

The bracelet lay warm on my wrist as I typed. I wrote about a young composer and a pianist carrying sheet music through streets where institutions were burning. I wrote about smuggling art past borders that had decided continue reading …