Mu, 49 Marks of Abolition - Paperbackby Sora Y. Han (Author) In March 2020, Sora Y. Han learned her father was dying of cancer just as the COVID 19 pandemic arrived on California's shores. These two events led Han to introspection: "Who have I been writing to?" and "Who have I been writing for?" In her observance of the 49 days of mourning in Buddhist tradition, answers come in the form of mu no thing, nothingness. Han's poetic meditations on freedom struggle come alive in the empty