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Do you remember the last time we saw one another? It was a long time ago. But I still remember that day. I remember how kind we were to each other, on that afternoon when it no longer mattered. I had thought it was going to be hard. We had been fighting for so long; the battle lines were long drawn, reconciliation long abandoned. But it wasn’t like that at all, was it? It was easy. Familiar. Comfortable. We had Bellinis at Gato Negro, and we talked about those halcyon days when we were you

Love looks different in retrospect.

We hate and we love. It hurts.

Whoa, I was just looking through this forum, wondering why Vic hadn't posted recently...this is very sad. RIP Vic, you were the first person on GA to befriend me. <3

It is not. I was very young - like 14 or 15 - when I wrote that. And it doesn't really fit with the rest of my writing. It's still posted, just unpublished. Menzo

A new story....my first in a long while. I'd intended it for the anthology, but alas it didn't get finished in time. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Because It Was Fun ~Menzo

Glad you liked it. That is a lovely song you shared, especially in French.

Conversations with Strangers Spring 2012 Anthology Thoughts?

A stranger is not what he appears.

Conversations with Strangers “Hello.” It was a deep voice, and richly textured: a lover’s caress that gently plucked the heartstrings. I gave a slight, involuntary shudder when I heard it; a chill ran up my spine and an intense feeling of dread welled up inside me. I closed my eyes. When I opened them again he was standing before me: a tall man, with an unshaven face and hair, once blond, now faded almost completely to grey. His face was severe, constructed of decisive lines and harsh pl

Sterling. Loved the ambiguity of it all, and loved the short, sharp sentences. Simply excellent. Menzo

It was indeed a deliberate choice of font and formatting style. Took me ages to get the HTML right in GA stories for that column But aside from the formatting, thanks so much for the review! It is ALWAYS much appreciated:) Menzo

Thanks for the positive response guys! The story is somewhat inspired by my own relationships, and somewhat by the things I have observed in others.' I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the 'one half of a whole' plot thread. For me, that intersection between independence and co-dependence is crucial to the story. Thanks for reading! Your comments are always very much appreciated. Menzo