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    Companions to the Moon
    Companions to the Moon
    Companions to the Moon
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    Companions to the Moon

    By Charles de Lint

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    Short story Companions to the Moon first appeared in Realms Of Fantasy, June 2007.

    Set in Newford in 2007, record shop owner Mary begins to suspect her common-law partner is cheating on her. Edric is a musician whose out-of-town concerts happen to coincide with every full moon. Mary decides to secretly follow Edric to his next full moon gig, and makes an unexpected discovery. De Lint's love of combining real life with myth shines in this story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles de Lint
    Release dateApr 25, 2012
    ISBN9780920623145
    Companions to the Moon
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    Charles de Lint

    Charles de Lint and his wife, the artist MaryAnn Harris, live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His evocative novels, including Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, and The Onion Girl, have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like John Crowley, Jonathan Carroll, Alice Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, and Isabel Allende.

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      Record shop owner Mary is beginning to suspect that her common law partner, a rock musician named Edric, is being unfaithful. They've been together seven years, and there's always been something a bit mysterious about him; it's part of what attracted her. Yet recently, they're doing household chores separately that they've always done together. He says it's more "efficient." She misses that feeling of togetherness. He's not bringing someone home when she's working; there's no sign of that. He also doesn't seem to have been with anyone but his usual friends when he's been out and comes home.But something's wrong, and she finally looks at his schedule.Every out of town gig that Edric has, is at the time of the full moon.Something is definitely going on. But she still thinks it's another woman, and it's something much stranger. (Not werewolves either.)This is a short story about love, trust, relationships, and secrets that can change lives. It is, as with all de Lint stories, just about perfect.Recommended.I bought this short story.

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    Companions to the Moon - Charles de Lint

    Companions to the Moon

    A short story by

    Charles de Lint

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    Copyright 2007 by Charles de Lint

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    I think Edric’s cheating on me.

    Gwen’s eyes widen, then fill with sympathy.

    We’re sitting across from each other at a small table in the Half Kaffe Café. It’s a regular haunt of ours—as Bohemian as Gwen can tolerate, and about as uptown as I’ll go. They make an excellent cup of regular coffee, but they also serve the fancy chi-chi drinks that she likes. Decaf soy lattes. Chai teas.

    Oh, Mary, she says. That’s awful.

    I’ve known Gwen forever. We were best friends from kindergarten all the way through to our final year of high school, when I made a sharp turn into garage rock-slash-punkdom, while Gwen suddenly became this responsible young woman aiming for university, whom I couldn’t recognize anymore. It felt like it happened overnight. One moment we were doing everything together—Girl Guides, piano lessons, messing about in the woods behind her house—the next we were strangers.

    But while we drifted apart—I couldn’t care less about a house in the suburbs or worry about finding a good job, and the last thing Gwen would do is listen to the Clash or come to a Stooges concert with me—we made an effort to stay friends. Once or twice a month we had lunch or the occasional dinner, and caught up. Sometimes we even brought our husbands.

    Okay, Edric and I aren’t married. But seven years together is almost as good as, don’t you think?

    How did you find out? she asks.

    Well, I haven’t, exactly. It’s just this feeling I get.

    Gwen nods wisely. She starts to tick off points on her fingers. "Doesn’t seem

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