BackStory: Five Questions with Slawka G. Scarso Author of 54.7754° N, 31.7890° E, April of 1940 What inspired you to write ‘54.7754° N, 31.7890° E, April of 1940’? This piece was inspired by the massacre of Katyn, which took place…
54.7754° N, 31.7890° E, April of 1940
54.7754° N, 31.7890° E, April of 1940 by Slawka G. Scarso Tucked in the pockets of their wool coats, medals pinned to their breasts and officer stripes to their shoulders, the prisoners clutch us, grasp us, feeling our comforting shape…