When we started this project eight months ago, we had no way of knowing how bad things would get or how timely the final product would be. The idea of sanctuary has become a flashpoint. Empathy and kindness seem, on the surface, to have taken a backseat to hatred, nationalism, and fear. Yet, while some spew hatred, still more speak out on behalf of kindness. Such scenarios are playing out around the world, as war and economic and environmental pressures have driven people from their homes, seeking sanctuary and too often being turned away or worse.
This is a heavy collection. Especially enjoyed ‘What We Leave on the Curb’ by Ed McCourt. The title of the anthology is the thread that stitched all these tales together. People in or seeking Sanctuary in literal and metaphorical terms.
This collection is appropriate - even important- to this juncture in history. It’s also just as challenging to look at.