Dispatches from the New Middle Age

THE LAST SYMPHONY

The author’s wife, a celebrated composer, vanished from the world after a brief, vicious bout with cancer. When her final piece was performed posthumously, it spoke to him in ways she never could.

March 1 2026 Aaron Fullerton
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Dispatches from the New Middle Age
THE LAST SYMPHONY

The author’s wife, a celebrated composer, vanished from the world after a brief, vicious bout with cancer. When her final piece was performed posthumously, it spoke to him in ways she never could.

March 1 2026 Aaron Fullerton

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