Alain Brousseau

The Jezzim Girl Orphanage was housed in a former brick rectory. Two decades ago, the church had begun building white marble presbyteries for all priests. The church had handed over previous brick residences to nuns to serve as orphanages, nursing homes, and homeless shelters. These buildings had the advantage of being centrally located, always within…

“Alex, where did you go to school?” the lead astronomer asked, intrigued by the sudden summons from such a young man. “Homeschooling. Well, I spent all my nights at the astronomy lab with my father. The older I got, the higher the telescope my father worked at. By eighteen, we moved to the newest and…