Week 5 - Go tell the Spartans

[streetnights]

They sleep uneasily, tossing and turning as they have nightmares of the waking world, nightmares which pursue them even in their rest. Every so often, one of them wakes, shifting and shuddering, and I kneel beside the lad to reassure him that all is safe and the enemy is not yet at our gates

Comments

[jem0000000]

This is beautiful. :)

[streetnights]

Thank you :)

[jem0000000]

You're welcome. :)

[n3m3sis43]

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?!

Seriously, writing from the perspective of a Confederate officer was a bold move, and you did it with such heart. Obviously, I think it's better that slavery was abolished, but so many people still don't get that the Union wanted to end slavery partially (maybe even mainly) for economic reasons. The North didn't become a haven for freed slaves after the war.

There was no "good side" and no "evil side." As in most wars, there were good and bad people on both sides, and the side that won gets to write most of the stories. :P

[streetnights]

<3 I try, and thank you!

[poppetawoppet]

I heart this a whole lot, being fascinated by the Civil War, and knowing how brutal it was and how individual it was and yeah

[streetnights]

Thank you! Brutal, but worth it. Can't say that about many wars these days.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

:speechless:

I LOVE this.

[streetnights]

:bows:

why thank you :)

[fourzoas]

That's a tough position and voice to make accessible to me, but you nailed it!

[streetnights]

Thank you!