{"id":1094,"date":"2019-06-13T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:01:16","slug":"where-do-we-go-from-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/where-do-we-go-from-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do we go from here?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.storylayout-im {\n  text-align:justify;\n  padding: 10px;\n  border: solid 1px #333;\n  border-radius: 5px\n}\n\n.storylayout-im-left {\n  margin-right:20%;\n}\n\n.storylayout-im-right {\n  margin-left:20%;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"other-formats\">Other formats: <a title=\"Where Do We Go From Here? (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/ebooks\/en\/pdf\/where-do-we-go-from-here.pdf\">PDF<\/a> | <a title=\"Hva\u00f0 n\u00fa? (\u00edslenska)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/hvad-nu\/\">\u00edslenska<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">Where do we go from here, Brian?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">I don\u2019t know, Julie. I just know I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with HER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">Oh Jesus, Brian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">What about the twins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">What about the twins? They know her. They already spend time with her and there is mutual fondness. Nothing\u2019s going to change. They\u2019ll just spend time with US now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">Jesus Christ. What\u2019s wrong with you? Mutual fondness? Nothing\u2019s going to change? Can\u2019t you see it\u2019s not the same? Can\u2019t you see how it\u2019ll mess up their heads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">Calm down, Julie. I\u2019ll talk to them. I\u2019ll teach them about grown-up love. They\u2019re almost ten. They\u2019ll understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">Oh, don\u2019t get me started with your notion of grown-up love. Twenty-two years, for crying out loud. There are twenty-two years between you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">And what\u2019s wrong with that? Love isn\u2019t a question of age. I love her. I really do. Don\u2019t tell me you haven\u2019t fancied any of the eighteen-year-olds attending your lectures at uni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">No Brian, I haven\u2019t. I haven\u2019t fancied any of them. And no, that wouldn\u2019t even start to be remotely similar in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">Well, some of us aren\u2019t as conservative as you. Some of us are more open minded\u2014more liberal when it comes to love and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">Jesus Brian. Can\u2019t you see how messed up this is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">The whole situation. The absurdity of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-right\">No, I can\u2019t. From where I\u2019m standing, the only visible absurdity is your hysteric reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"storylayout-im storylayout-im-left\">For Christ\u2019s sake Brian, how did you expect me to react? She\u2019s my mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group book-ad has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#65aab1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/book_covers.png?resize=820%2C735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson's book covers\" class=\"wp-image-1796 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/book_covers.png?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/book_covers.png?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/book_covers.png?resize=768%2C688&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/book_covers.png?resize=500%2C448&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>If you enjoyed the content on this page, we encourage you to support the publication by purchasing a copy of a book by the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson publishes books as paperbacks on <a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/borkurdotnet\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/%22B%C3%B6rkur%20Sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson%22\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> and e-books on <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/author\/b%C3%B6rkur-sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson\/id565639117\">Apple Books<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/borkurdotnet\">Amazon Kindle Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/gb\/en\/search?query=B%C3%B6rkur%20Sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson&amp;fcsearchfield=Author\">Kobo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/authors\/b%C3%B6rkur-sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson-709165\">Storytel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also support the author through  <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/borkur\">Buy Me a Coffee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/UrbanVolcano\">Patreon<\/a> or by rating his books on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/borkurdotnet\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/category\/books\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">book details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flash fiction by B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson. 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