aacur8The Georgia Straight's I Saw You "classifieds", for lifetime or long time Vancouver residents, are our public but deeply confessional journal entries to one another. While often an attempt by one party seeking to extend a brief moment into more moments, any close reader discovers the I Saw Yous tell a story of the shared experience we all live together in this city. The messages are be romantic, erotic, lonely, longing, complaining, vitriolic, vulnerable, witty, artistic and frequently tender.
This is among the most poignant and touching I've read. It encapsulates the reason why so many find their way to Vancouver and the thing that drives just as many away.
Dear Vancouver (an open love letter),
https://www.straight.com/isawyou/2603/dear-vancouver-an-open-love-letter#
Dear previous resident, we miss you deeply and are overjoyed to see you again. We hope your partner is well and recovers quickly.
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Dear Vancouver (an open love letter),
Right at this moment I can’t remember why I left you. Even with your terrible moody winters and rampaging wind storms. Today, I’ve returned to see you, with your beautiful green moss, towering conifers, and daffodils/plum blossoms before anyone else. The sun is shining, you’re a vibrant, cosmopolitan town, and I can’t imagine why everyone here isn’t smiling. I’m sitting at
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