Where We Were Then

Possibility takes root in unexpected places, often in the seemingly inconsequential, and thus the chance meeting of Vicki and Jacob in a Seattle dive bar brings with it books and bus rides and bangs. It brings foot rubs and literature adapted for film and tears for the sake of a fictional loss. It also brings a proposition. Vicki takes the lead, and Jacob can’t help but follow even though he’s unsure of where it’s all going. There is talk of sex, the expectation of it, and of the fear of what it might cost. A date is set for Valentine’s Day, but will they find it? Will the now of the date transform into a beginning? Or will their connection be a brief moment that leads only to half-remembered memories?

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Praise for Where We Were Then

“O’Leary’s novelette, Where We Were Then, explores the themes we’re always interested in, love, loss, connection. But O’Leary comes at it slant, exploring the interstitial relationships, the almost connections that make up so much of our lives. O’Leary’s novelette is an inquisitive and devastating exploration of our interior lives, exploring the half-truths we tell ourselves and others in order to keep on living.”

—Andrew Bertaina, author of One Person Away From You

“Where We Were Then feels a bit like Reality Bites grown up, evoking movies of the nineties. Grounded in reality, the story is so believable it’s easy to forget you’re reading fiction. The details are so real and specific that it feels almost cinematic. O’Leary’s text reads like a coming-of-age story for middleage. Our narrator is trying to find footing again after deep loss with all the anticipation, pain, and beauty that comes with it.”

—Jennifer Fliss, author of As If She Had a Say

About the Author

Dave O’Leary is a writer and musician in Seattle. This is his fourth book. When not writing, he can often be found practicing with A Murder at Baker Street in the Showboat beer garden. It’s rumored he is the best cat daddy ever, and he has the coffee mug to prove it. daveoleary.net.

Where We Were Then

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