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Erik was thrilled when he was offered early graduation from the program. He was doing well, better than expected. He had the option to stay for the next week and a half, or take a partial refund and go early. Of course, they recommended regular follow-up, but it didn’t have to be there in...

Saying Erik was down was an understatement. Truth be told, he hadn’t been in such a downward spiral since his early twenties. Everything felt bleak and colorless. For someone as life-loving and vivacious as Erik, it was earth-ending. He barely managed to keep his regular customers happy. If he...

Erik’s default these days was wallowing in misery. He was simultaneously lonely and wanting to be alone. Life had been lovely, and then it was not. The wonderful weekend with Lou almost a month ago now seemed like a dream. He’d been at the point of asking Lou out, well, officially, but what had...

One day, Erik had decided he needed to buy a picnic basket. He'd never used it- the thing had sat in storage for years. When he was doing some long-overdue organizing, he was tempted to throw it away, but instead dusted it off and spiffed it up. He stashed a bottle of wine, some nice cheeses...