Sonya Young

Folding Flags Sonya Young

Folding Flags challenges the reader to intimately look at death through the eyes of Nellie Page, a former member of the Honor Guard. Inspired by firsthand accounts, the multifaceted story shatters the reader's stereotypical perception associated with a sterile and stoic service member, revealing instead a deeper understanding of imperfection and unpredictability. Her journey, a vulnerable exploration woven by invisible strings intertwining a blanket of patriotism and love for our Nation's Flag. Folding Flags is a story about finding grace unexpectedly and begrudgingly revealing with each folding of the flag, emotional humanity, and imperfection in each of the ceremony's participants.