http://slow.writerscafe.org/Simpleton44 The original writings of author M.M.I en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775984134 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 We sat next to each other on a wooden bench near a large flower pot in the courtyard rotunda, chain-smoking. Bougainvillea and green vines wrapped around the enormous concrete arches beside us. It was our fifth summer together. I was thirty, and she was twenty-seven. We had unpacked our bags two hou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Simpleton44/2860367/ This story is about a man who's had his passions pushed aside http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Simpleton44/1436263/