Modern Love (Times Column)

May 10, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Discovered Pleasure’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Making it Official (Again) “OK girls, here’s the scoop,” my mother texted. “Dad […]
May 3, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Slow-Danced on the Sidewalk’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Faces I’ll Never Forget Emptying a drawer that for years had sat unsifted, […]
April 26, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Queer in Appalachia’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Finding Cheer in Cheerios “Family Size” was written in an aggressively large font […]
April 19, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Sent Love Through Our Thumbs’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Daily Status Report In late 2020, I got very sick. After many months, […]
April 12, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Never Asked; He Never Explained’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Filed on Time My husband, Stanley, was sick for months before he died […]
April 5, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Quietly, Foolishly Eloped’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. She Chose Another Road I have a drawer full of magic. Serums, powders, […]
March 29, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Our Most Mundane Conversations Became Contentious’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. What Lingers Long before her diagnosis, my reliably cheerful friend turned sour. Even […]
March 22, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Empty City Was Our Playground’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. “The Best Kind of Smile” Our schedules were opposite: office and restaurant. But […]
March 15, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘It’s Hard to Tell Family About Sex, Love or Money’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Mother’s Power My 3-year-old bellows from his crib: “I want to hug […]
March 8, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Really Didn’t Want to Hurt Her’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. To Honor Our Own Tastes Durian. It’s love or hate with this fruit. […]