"She was an old friend from high school, whom I had not seen in about 15 years. She had known that I was in love with her, back then, but nothing had ever happened between us."

The Cherry

"On the cracked, white plastic by the cracked, white plastic table (dirty white, dirty white, streaks of greenish water white),

on the crisscrossed rattan on the marble terrace by the pool – which is lagoon blue with a tiny umbrella on top,"

Bird Poo on the Lawn Chair

"Anecdote: Aline is telling me about this beautiful place on the West coast of Colombia, where the jungle ends where the beach starts, and she watched the sun set on the Pacific recently with a friend, and it felt like paradise. I get erect (...)"

A Discreet Revelation, or How to Be Lonely in Medellín

"She said “you can sleep with me if you want”, and as I met her gaze in mute, explicit questioning, added: “but only sleep”. I considered her proposal."

Antoine Bargel

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