Elisa Reino""Miami-born, Costa Rican, Cuban-rooted, writer living in Tallahassee. This book works through the seasons of want and desire - what is the depth we seek in another? To simply ask, what is the want - well, first you must ask, what is the season of th wanting? I have recognized some of these seasons, perpetual cycles where change is my only constant. What has superseded, even time itself, is the want for raw human connection. Connection does not seem an adequate enough word... relationship still does not form an adequate enough emotion. A sense of togetherness is as close as I can come to it. An affinity that was formed prior to the togetherness - a bond, a link, that exists beyond the realm of our time. In the curiosity and candor this togetherness brings, there is a rare depth of emotion not many people can say they venture to, often or if at all - this is where I want to exist. So wholly, so irrevocably present within this moment, within this person, within this space of togetherness. Time ceases to exist here - there is only the exploration of emotion, the reciprocal feelings, the welcomed discussions and contented disagreements. The searching, for someone else like this, like you, somewhere out there. If this comes with love, then my soul's search will have found its resting place. & so this collection of wants, of me, that I'm hoping you enjoy..'"" Read More Read Less