Two Portuguese Bears at Play

Two Portuguese Bears at Play by Tom Deapen.

Both were overwhelmed with nostalgia, remembering golden carefree days, when they played in the surf , or went running through the orchards on Rui’s father’s farm. Sometimes Fernando’s father would take the boys out in his boat and they would catch fish for supper. The pair had been inseparable then, but time and distance had taken them their separate ways. Rui was married and lived in Canada, while Fernando was divorced and lived in Lisbon…

• Two Portuguese Bears At Play by: Tom Deapen