Two short stories somewhat apropos for the day's celebration:
The Parliament of Beasts and Birds, by John C. Wright, which I can't describe without giving away the point of the thing, but it is beautiful, and well worth fifteen minutes of your life.
and
Some Secrets In a Privacy Forever Ours, by Tree-and-Leaf, which considers what "after" might have looked like for one of the apostles. Also beautiful, in a different way, and also brief.