Modern Love (Times Column)

February 1, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Cried Without Knowing Why’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Mystery of His Words “I love you, sweetheart. I’ll never forget you.” […]
January 25, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘An Invitation to His Bed’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Walking Beside Me His freshman year of high school, my brother, Fred, walked […]
January 18, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Be Grateful We Have Different Last Names’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. What’s in a Name? When I was a newlywed nearly 30 years ago, […]
January 11, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Long After My Ex Had Stopped Caring’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Solution in Painter’s Tape My Argentine American father always says: “If there’s […]
January 4, 2022

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Chased Her Shamelessly’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Handwritten Reminder My friend’s annual Christmas card was addressed to “The Perkins […]
December 31, 2021

Tiny Love Stories for the New Year: Fresh Starts and New Beginnings

This week, instead of the usual essay, we’re ushering in the new year with eight Tiny Love Stories about fresh starts. Now It’s All Fresh Fish […]
December 21, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Our Rescue Game The year our father left, I’d thrash around on my […]
December 21, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Our Rescue Game The year our father left, I’d thrash around on my […]
December 14, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Child I’ll Never Meet’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Poem in My Pocket Walking home, I stopped before a poet for […]
December 7, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Felt Desire Overshadow Fear’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. What I Now See An aging expatriate in France, I recently started sending […]