Modern Love (Times Column)

December 11, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Two of You Are Sickening’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Unmistakably Steve For 22 years, Steve has been my tough, motorcycle-riding, […]
December 3, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Surrendered and Played Along’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Letting the Light In I was 16 years old and gay. […]
November 27, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Couldn’t Stop Looking at Her’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Laughing Through the Pain My brother and I are sitting on […]
November 20, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Humor to Counter Despair’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Haunting in Our Family History “You are a ghost,” he slurred, […]
November 13, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Our Unspoken Sibling Sign’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea ‘Doing’ Nice Sitting between my little brothers at church, I would […]
November 6, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘When Two Fantasies Collide’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Life Circles Back A nightly routine, beginning in kindergarten: I laid […]
October 9, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Filled With Warm, Sugary Feelings’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Taking the Bitter With the Sweet On a recent night after […]
October 2, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Literally Ran From the Room’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Yearning for Tourmaline As a child, I was given rocks and […]
September 18, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘This Quiet, Handsome Cowboy Would Never Notice’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Mac’s Best Riding Pard Mac’s spurs lightly jingled as he walked […]
September 3, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Drunk Dial Followed by Sporadic G-Chats ’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea The Place He Swore He’d Left Behind It was 2007, and […]