No. XLVII

The Lars Papers

Dispatches from Hannut, Belgium · est. 1947 · circulated to friends, the priest, and one stubborn dog

A simple gravestone with an acorn engraved upon it.

In Memory of Bartholomew

a small, briefly posthumous squirrel · died choking · 21 June 1947

Below is space for a tribute. There are no rules. Lars reads every one; Gerda edits them, silently, in her head.

Tributes received

  • "Gâdili ek gâdili pec dabahrabadan ekeleș dak!"

    — Turban · 2026-04-26 18:48:21

  • "Press F to pay respects"

    — Not lars · 2026-04-26 18:21:33

  • "I have a squirrel in my garden. I will be watching it now."

    — Anonymous · 2026-04-26 18:17:49

  • "A uniquely closed loop of consequence. May we all be so neat."

    — Doctor Vermeulen · 2026-04-26 18:17:49

  • "He was, in the end, the smaller villain of his decade."

    — Gerda · 2026-04-26 18:17:49

  • "Rest, little one. The crate behind the bakery is now yours forever."

    — Madame Pacquot · 2026-04-26 18:17:49