Full disclosure: author Alex Diaz-Granados and I have been net buddies for (is it possible?) nearly twenty years, first becoming acquainted at the now-defunct site Epinions, lo, these many years ago.
Plot:
Jim Garraty’s dream of becoming a history professor at a prestigious university has come true. He has some well-regarded publications under his belt and is working on the next one.
However, he’s still hurting from his recent divorce. And then comes the phone call from his old high school pal. Marty—the girl he loved back in the day—has died in a car crash. One of Jim’s greatest regrets is that he never told Marty he cared for her. Would romance have come of it? Or even friendship? It’s too late to know now.
Thoughts:
Jim’s story is told in a series of flashbacks and returns to the present. The reader follows him through the last few days of high school when he had the chance to speak to Marty— but didn’t.
It’s a lyrical tale of regret for chances not taken, told in dreams and memories. It speaks to anyone who has been to high school and anyone who remembers the one who got away.
This pleasant, if bittersweet, novella is short enough to read in one sitting.
It is available here.
Title: “Reunion: A Story: A Novella”
Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
First published: 2018
Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old 
Really great review. I read this book a while back and enjoyed it very much. I think the reminiscent tone was a great choice and the ending really caught me off guard.
Thank you! Yes, The book’s tone was quite nice.
It is a great review and I entirely agree with you. It is a sad love story about regret and loss as well as friendship, and it is very well written and gripping reading.
Thanks for your kind words. Yes, to all of the above about the book!
Hey, Denise!
Thank you for the awesome review! I appreciate it…a lot!
(Has it been 20 years already? Time, it doth fly.)
Hey, Alex. You’re welcome. Like I kept say, I could have sworn I wrote a review for it a long time ago. I couldn’t find it. If I did, well, you have another. 🙂 Yeah, twenty years in a blink of an eyes.