“The Night That Didn’t Fade”
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A Companion Reflection for Comings and Goings: The Art
of Being Seen
Some moments imprint not because they’re perfect, but
because they were true. Not rehearsed, not adorned—simply lived, and
remembered.
For Jim Garraty, that moment comes beneath the hush of
moonlight, in a quiet room striped with silver shadow, beside a woman whose
presence steadies more than it startles. It isn’t a scene about conquest or
climax. It’s about presence. About the shyness of a first-time lover,
the cataloguing habits of a historian, and the aching relief of being held in
truth rather than judged in silence.
Kelly sees him. Not through the lens of expectation, but
through care. When he whispers, “I wish I’d been better at this,” she
doesn’t dismiss or deflect. She listens. She stays close. And her reply— “Then
it was perfect. You were kind. You were here. That’s what matters.” —becomes
the emotional thesis of their entire connection.
This wasn’t a chapter about the physical act, though that
undercurrent flows gently beneath. It’s about emotional intimacy: how
being seen kindly can rewrite a life’s worth of self-doubt. How a woman’s
stillness and certainty can soften a man’s regret without erasing it. And how
two people, nearly aligned in breath and rhythm, hold space for one another to
be imperfect… and still feel enough.
Some scenes don’t demand a spotlight. This one asks only to
be remembered—quietly, fully, exactly as it unfolded.
Comings and Goings - The Art of Being Seen is available now on Kindle; the paperback edition will be released July 1, 2025.
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