On All Clear Days

On All Clear Days is a story about a man who invites his older sister to visit the park beside their childhood home, six years after a disaster. The park has reopened after renovations, and he takes time off over Memorial Day to meet her there. She does not know the real reason for the visit, which becomes an irreparable wound in her brother’s life. Before seeing what happens, he wonders whether the moment could all be his imagination.

The siblings

The protagonist is around 25 and works as a foreman on a construction team. After their parents divorced when he was nine, he lived with his older sister in their father’s home; both parents later died in an accident. His sister is two years older, excelled at school and consistently ranked at the top of her class. She is now a senior executive at a company, and is capable, decisive and guided by progressive values.