Some Desperate Glory

by Emily Tesh

Proving you were capable of saving the world didn’t mean you could, or that anyone would let you.

What would peace look like? Many have wrestled with the question. Perhaps it can be enforced? Empires have prided themselves on being peace-bringers and peacekeepers. But this is a paradox. A peace brought about with the threat of violence is only a war in waiting.

She thought about lies. About no one expecting perfection, and everyone being punished for falling short of it, all the time.