Modern Love (Times Column)

July 6, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Kissed It Better’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. How to Fix a Booboo One night in the bath, my 3-year-old accidentally […]
June 29, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Adored Having a Gay Son’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Within Reach Over time, my husband taught himself how to repair every part […]
June 22, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Brave Enough to Unearth What’s Buried’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Only Looking at You We met in the South at a Starbucks, where […]
June 15, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Never Forget Me’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Marching in Solidarity Black ink streaked Renny’s soggy poster, blurring the letters in […]
June 8, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Two Days Later, He Moved Into My Loft’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Ready to Hug Me Orphaned at 13, I thought about how I would […]
June 1, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Was Right. Love Can Never Be Compared.’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sometimes You Have to Say It Twice “I’m so happy to be here […]
May 25, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Sex Is Our Antidote to Loss’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Holding On Thursday mornings: Clear our schedules, send the kids off to school. […]
May 18, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Nothing My Husband Did Helped’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Ella and Venus The closest thing my daughter, Ella, could get to a […]
May 11, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Two Blue Dots on One Blue Planet’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The Last Biscuit Before the city pool in Johnson City, Tenn., got drained […]
May 4, 2021

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Every Morning We Got Up and Did It Again’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Still Cooking Side by Side I fry cutlets for chicken parmigiana, doing math: […]