The Hare from The Rematch

The hare is an animal from the fable, The Hare and the Tortoise. The hare is humiliated by the race it lost to the tortoise. As the hare watches the tortoise enjoy its fame from their previous race, the hare suffers every day and blames his downfall on the race. For this reason, the hare suggests a new race. The tortoise agrees, but nothing really changes when the hare wins the second race because it is, afterall, what is supposed to happen.

Tim from No One Goes to Heaven to See Dan Fogelberg

Tim is only nine when his grandmother dies. He naively promises to see her in heaven. Therefore, when he dies more than sixty years later, he is surprised when his grandmother seems rather reluctant to interrupt her life to spend time with him. At the end, Tim is told by his...