
From the Introduction:
The internet is a wonderful, terrible place to make friends. Some of us, shy or just in need of a break from 'real-world' intimacy, come here believing we can enjoy the special people we meet without being vulnerable to them. Then someone like Colly proves us wrong.
My first post in the Literotica® Author's Hangout was in response to something Colly wrote in a political thread. I wouldn't have bothered, if I hadn't admired the way she expressed herself. I didn't expect to like her; it was impossible not to. Colly's toughest weapon was her abiding grace and generosity. Nothing defuses a heated feud like a sneak-attack hug that arrives out of nowhere when you're having a lousy day.
We didn't share much about our personal lives, except for the parts we had in common: Southern smalltown families; the challenge of balancing love and loyalty with seemingly unbridgeable ideological differences. It would be easy to say I wasn't close to Colly, if not for the fact that she was so often the first person to welcome me back after an absence or offer her support when she knew I was facing a difficult time.
All things considered, I have to say she was a real friend. The hugs and grins and roses were real, too. The illusion was that I could control how much I cared.
I'll miss you, Colly.
~ shereads
Originally published at Cafe Press, July 2006 (ORDER HERE)
Table of Contents
- Foreword (Mel/meekomn)
- Preface (Alessia Brio)
- Introduction (shereads)
- A Separate Peace (Introduced by Rob Graham)
- The Run (Introduced by Alex de Kok)
- Just Like That? (Introduced by femininity)
- Latin I & II (Introduced by cheerful_deviant)
- Quality of Life? (Introduced by Dranoel)
- Picture Perfect (Introduced by Nirvanadragones)
- Football Widow (Introduced by Evil Alpaca)
- The Last Fuck, Goodbye (Introduced by matriarch)
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