Fortune Smiles: Stories

Exploring themes of love, loss, and the intersection of personal and political realms, this collection of six stories presents diverse characters facing profound challenges. A former Stasi warden grapples with his past, while a programmer finds solace in a digital version of the president amidst his wife's illness. A young man searches for his son's mother in post-hurricane Louisiana, and two North Korean defectors navigate life in Seoul, haunted by their memories. Each tale offers a fresh perspective on the complexities of human experience.