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Write a story about summer love — the quarantine edition.

Posted in Romance on Jul 10, 2021

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“Summer Lovin'” by Eve Naden

I’d been reading the same sentence for three minutes now. I still couldn’t focus. The magazine, depicting landscape shots of decadent granite kitchens, seemed to wilt in my hands. It was some subscription piece, received through my letterbox this morning, where a too-happy woman who was much thinner than me, was standing in front of a newly refurbished manor in the Cotswolds, occupied the ...

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“Goodbye Harry” by Mollie Rodgers

My Dearest Harry,Do not be angry with me for letting so much time lapse between my last letter and this one. Such is the nature of this death that it affords me time to prepare my final words. I am grateful that Fate has permitted me to compose this letter but I did not know how to put in words what you could discern from my eyes immediately. I wasted many hours beginning and stopping and I almost squandered this gift for the pen grows heavier with each passing day. Forgive this imperfect letter and my imperfect farewell.I k...

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“Locked Down In Love” by Greg Gillis

           Gary and Lisa met online through one of the social media sites over a year ago. They spent several of those months getting more anxious to meet. Gary lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, while Lisa lived in Los Angeles, California in the United States of America so casually meeting up wasn’t an easy task to undertake.            Lisa worked as a model and actress, so her c...

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“A Landscape of Consequences” by María Barrios

Laboratories will remain closed for now. Please let all your material in the respective incubators/refrigerators and we'll be contacting you soon with more information. Be strong. Kind regards, Doctor Anya Sánchez-Jones. The sign was stuck to the door of their lab. Ale heard whispers around her. Some of the undergraduates were cursing under their breath. Summer was ...

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“Sweet-Tart” by Amy De Matt

"It's not everlasting. Nothing is everlasting," he said. "Fine, just Gobstopper then," I replied. "I was just calling it by its proper name, the Everlasting Gobstopper." "Mine's still at a tart stage. I haven't gotten to sweet yet. But let's compare anyway." We both pulled them out of our mouths and held them up. Mine was robin's egg blue, and slightly larger than his, which had morphed into a sunny ...

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“Tea For Two” by Philip Clayberg

Prior to the quarantine and lockdown, you could tell where the cafes were in the old part of town just by listening. They were usually crowded on Saturday afternoons and evenings. Plenty of people enjoying being outside together, drinking coffee or tea or wine, and talking about all sorts of things. But now the cafes were mostly empty, the waiters and waitresses looking hopefully along the sidewalk outside for possible c...

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“The Measles” by Blane Britt

It was supposed to be the summer of my first love. I was invited to attend Camp Anderson a Christian Retreat and Summer Camp that is centrally located in North Florida on the incredibly beautiful Suwannee River. The Programming and Facilities included a rustic yet modern, climate controlled accommodations, espically fun activities, exceptional food service and a staff that consists of skilled ministry professionals. What...

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“Summer Love Quarantine Style” by Sue Marsh

Summer Love Quarantine Style Suzanne Marsh Summer 2020 'COVID 19 IS RUINING MY LIFE' I thought. I am so bored, my parents rented a house out here in Uncertain, Texas. I doubt even Texans know it exits, but my Mother being my Mother needled my Dad into leaving Dallas. COVID19 had planted it roots in Dallas in early May. Mother thought the country would be safer. She had a point but there was nothing h...

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“Summer Love” by Madisson James

Nan was bored. It was summer for heaven’s sake! Where was the fun and excitement? Nan’s parents Chris and Doris had both decided to travel to Cambodia for a long awaited 50th wedding anniversary trip. They embarked as soon as the airports opened up for leisure travel. Big sister Barbs was taking up online summer college classes in Georgia; she hadn’t left town since the ...

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“TIK-TOK AND STEVEN TYLER” by Susan Newton

Steven Tyler - of Aerosmith fame - texted me Sunday morning and fell in love with me before sunset. A talking dog reeled me into the Tik-Tok realm, a rock star held me captive, and some fried chicken put an end to it all. As a single businesswoman living in Dallas, Texas, with only Demo, my dachshund, the Grand Quarantine introduced me to an app called Tik-Tok. An endless stream of videos - 15 seconds long, hyp...

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“The Days are Numbered” by Gurpahul Singh

Day-1 The phone call that followed was a short one. For the first time, I really struggled with the words to say to her. I assured her it was alright, but I knew it wasn’t. I told her not to cry while holding back my own tears. And yes, I told her I was with her, and we’ll see through it together. But no, right!? I wasn’t with her, was I? I was a 1000 m...

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“Quarantine Style” by Harken Void

The lights were out. The window was open, an evening cool breeze blowing in. The room air was stuffy with the day’s heat lingering inside. A dog barked somewhere outside, sounding happy to see the hellish sun finally set. A man and a woman embraced each other, pulling close despite the heat, trembling with passion. It was something they both wanted from the day they met, which was earlier toda...

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“Daisy” by Sophia Sanikidze

You know, this wasn't exactly how I expected to develop a high school crush. I, despite having some semblance common sense, kind of expected to have one of those crushes that developed in the movies, or at least something a long those lines. Y'know, notice a cute girl from the back of Trig, wind up not studying at all. Using my charm to, well, charm her. That kind of stuff. And when the wh...

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“Seven seconds” by Rita Janela

It was a beautiful sunny summer morning, the fiery yellow star spreading its bright and warm rays across the blue sky, like fingers stretching; From my kitchen window I spotted my neighbors, Louise and Dean, walking Chili, their five-year-old Golden Retriever, who was way too fond of rocks and enjoyed taking them back home as offerings or souvenirs; Margaret, the oldest person living in the neighborhood, was feeding Blac...

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“Summer at 2AM” by Josh C

I realised my playlist had finished and I had yet to start a new one. Had I been quicker, I might have missed the ring of a bell, indicating a new message. I frowned, it wasn’t from social media. Cycling tabs on my computer showed me it had come from the company instant messaging system...but who was working at 2AM? Aside from me that is, but I’m strange. Listening to music and talking to friends on Insta...

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