“Palmerland: BNA’s Ellis Island,” a short comic from The Future by Angus Woodward

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Angus Woodward was raised by southerners in the Midwest and moved to Louisiana half a lifetime ago. His books of fiction are Down at the End of the River, Americanisation, and Oily. His comics have appeared recently in Hobart, Slag Glass City, Shenandoah, Split Rock Review, and elsewhere. “Palmerland: BNA’s Ellis Island” is an excerpt from his novel-in-progress, How to Vanquish a Nemesis.

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