True Romance Writing Prize

How Pluto Helped Me Accept My Trans Partner's New Name

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love calling my husband by his masculine moniker…with a little help from everyone's favorite dwarf planet.

Oct 24 •

I Was Drowning in My Marriage—An Impossible Crush Helped Save Me

It took seeing myself through someone else’s eyes to be able to realize my full potential and make the difficult choice I’d known I needed to make all…

Oct 10 •

A Highly Forbidden Romance

After a devastating loss, it was clear that my marriage of 15 years was dissolving. Then, in my early 50s, I found love in the most unexpected place.

Sep 12 •

Our Perfectly Pretend Plane Romance

I met someone mid-flight and we immediately hit it off. Rather than try to keep in touch, we imagined what our lives would have been like if we were…

Aug 29 •

Katharine Coldiron

The Monk Who Ghosted Me

In a region known for being one of the most romantic in the world, I met my soulmate and fell in love. The rest didn’t exactly go as I’d planned.

Aug 15 •

Olivia Shaffett

The Unexpected Challenges of Dating After Cancer

After chemo miraculously worked, Maggie Hart wanted to make sure 'this whole cancer thing' had not rendered her 'sexless and unlovable.' There was just…

Aug 1 •

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