On "The Man Who Lived Like A Tree" by Dan Powell (726 words) ****

Here's something of a fantasy, something of an allegory, something of a not sure what to think. The tale takes a family tree and makes it literal. Or it takes a man and makes him figurative. Or it does both. Either way, one ends up feeling for this family and for the way that it is with us humans--all those ancestors we don't remember and are slated to join. Read the story here at Referential.