Jonathan Lethem, "Vivian Relf"

Doran and Vivian are strangers, but they keep running into each other. That means something, right?

(from McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories)

A funny, sad little story about a half-meaningless encounter on repeat. Alludes to sneaky truths about first impressions: You don't forget them. You are impressing as you impress.

Would I read more by this author? Yes. There is a dashing hope to this story that makes me want to live in it for a while. Pain mixed with fate. Romanticized importance of insignificant events.