So Late in the Day by Keegan Claire

Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story. Please don't combine it with the short story collection by the same name.

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabrine, with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for company, thoughts of this woman and others intrude - and the true significance of this particular date is revealed.

From one of the finest writes working today, Keegan's new story asks if a lack of generosity might ruin what could be between man and women.