George Washington, hero of the Revolution, our first President and one of our greatest, a major reason we became a democratic republic rather than a monarchy because he refused to become king, was also a slaveowner.
Like many of his time, he lost teeth over the course of his adult life, and being a wealthy man, he was able to have dentures. The replacement teeth in those dentures were not, as I was taught as a child, wooden teeth, but real human teeth from the mouths of slaves.
This is a story of the lives of the slaves whose teeth those were--in an alternate history where magic, including sorcerers, witches, and demons are real.
The teeth affect Washington in real and unexpected ways.
This is a thoughtful, interesting, moving story, well worth your time to read. It is a 2019 Hugo Finalist for Best Short Story, and I received it as part of the Hugo Voters' Packet.
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