Author Archives: freelander

The dress

. He comes back in and, on closing the door, shows me a glossy purple neckerchief that he produces from his pocket, and a small parcel wrapped in the paper of the same shop whose numbered perfume he likes me to … Continue reading

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Twelve moons

. When I was between my twenties and my thirties I had a great love. Back then, I promised to myself that some day I’d write her story; a story that would astonish – if not shock – any reader who wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Mockba

. Mockba was the most celebrated nightclub in town; though certainly not the best one: its long admission queue finally led to a costly local densely permeated by cigarette smoke, sticky puddled with beer and partially carpeted in broken glasses, featuring … Continue reading

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Who cares?

There is not much credit in loving what of lovable there can be in every person. Our beauty, our goodness, our joy, our kindness, our wisdom, fortitude, skills, success, talent, niceness, courage, patience… All these are great values, and for … Continue reading

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The breakup

. ‘I think… the moment has arrived for parting, my love’ said he. It was hard and painful for him to utter these words; but he firmly believed that, while still knowing and discovering each other, while learning and teaching … Continue reading

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Quantums of love

Our inner changes are never smoothly gradual. Though often subconscious, they always take place suddenly, like if in sharp leaps between levels, originating from precise -though not always identifiable- happenings in our life. And that is how we fall in … Continue reading

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Howling to the moon

If we keep our sexual life passably diversified and assorted, there comes a moment when we meet a very special partner; a partner whose combination of mind and body is such that unbeatably matches our tastes; a partner whose visage or figure, … Continue reading

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Cats and love

The train compartment was almost full, and to complete the seats there arrived a young couple, tatoos and piercings and peanuts and grapes, that filled the room with two cats in cages and imposed on us the feline presence… because … Continue reading

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