Archive - The Romantic

Playing the Lover AND the Fool

Three nods to one master of comedy AND romance

Apr 23 •

Driveway Moments

Setting the scene for big moves, in life and fiction

Apr 8 •

March 2025

Twenty-four Seconds from Now... and Forever...

A toast to my literary heroes. And to first times.

Mar 26 •

Trope Tasting #2 | Enemies to Lovers

Mar 12 •

February 2025

January 2025

How to fall in love in a demilitarized zone

I gave twenty-six hours of my life to a KDRAMA. Should you?

Jan 31 •

Love the one you can't escape

Trope Tasting #1 | Forced Proximity

Jan 24 •

Lean in. Lean on. Lean Away.

That's what little love stories are made of.

Jan 17 •

The Summer of Lloyd

SAY ANYTHING hits different, now that I'm older ... and a writer

Jan 10 •

Love means never having to admit you're selfish

I finally read LOVE STORY. And I have thoughts.

Jan 3 •

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