When Celestial Angels Sing

by Nic Stevens

Emil often reminisced over how he first met the plucky and clever Rachel He was ten years old and on his way to America with his parents aboard RMS Titanic - the pride of the White Star Line. On that fateful night, they survived. Barely. A celestial tune echoed in his ears. Years subsequently separated them but a hodgepodge of occasional meetings, accompanied by letters and heartfelt connection, reinvigorated their maturing love. She earned PhDs in rocketry and physics. He became a mechanical engineer and an officer in the Army Air Corps. Fast forward to 1937. Emil must now extract Rachel out of Nazi Germany on the dirigible Hindenburg - the pride of Nazi propaganda. As flames lick the sky, that celestial music rings out again. Many decades later, Emilia Koch, Emil’s great-granddaughter, raptly listens to his diary aboard the Galaxy Explorer as she prepares for her own perilous adventures. And the music appears again. Epoch-making exploits coarse through the Koch bloodline but what truly sustains them is when celestial angels sing.

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Published December 14, 2023