Dark Tourism

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The Best Short Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week: “Men and Women Like Him” by Amber Sparks

In “Men and Women Like Him” (Guernica), Amber Sparks explores dark tourism from the perspective of a time traveling tour guide who must ensure that historical tragedies don’t change—even when those tragedies become personal.Sparks drops us right into scene in the first couple paragraphs, letting the action and scenario reveal much of the situation at…