Authors: Larry Smith,Rachel Fershleiser
Gone. His child grows inside me.
—
Veronica Keegan-Moore
“I don’t cheat.”
“You do now.”
—
Christopher Sorrentino
Love, unreturned
is still worth
feeling.
—
Lisa Stanton
Birthday cake one day late.
Forgiven.
—
Tricia Callahan
It hurts even worse
in French.
—
Derek Pollard
She married another guy.
Her loss.
—
Will Allen
I love you but
fuck you.
—
Dean Haspiel
Gave my heart;
lost a friend.
—
Johan Dahlberg
Sixteen, forced to have
an abortion.
—
Lynne Bailey
Loved him.
Hated her.
Now gay.
—
Paul Wysocki
They all came
before they left.
—
Scott O’Neil
She looked at me and ran.
—
Matt LoGuercio
I am a goddess.
Please agree.
—
Abiola Abrams
We “I do”-ed.
Then, he didn’t.
—
Lisa Parrack
I was smitten, now I’m smote.
—
Bobby Wynne
Much
married,
fourth time
is charmed.
—
Erica Jong
Saw, meet, kiss,
live, share, betray.
—
Chris Witko
She then turned,
laughed, and left.
—
David Abutbul
She owns my heart, always will.
—
Scott Lynn
Was a tramp;
now a feminist.
—
Evelyn Sharenov
My sluggish laptop;
his archived porn.
—
Lara Tupper
Slept with most of my friends.
—
Lisa Haines
Couldn’t save him.
Thought I could.
—
Jiffy Page
I want to flip my claddagh.
—
Joann Wang
My marital advice?
Marry an orphan.
—
Kristina Wright
Seventeen, already love
being the mistress.
—
Molly Savage
Only feels right when it’s not.
—
Mary Miller
It’s better when
you’re the celebrity.
—
Lux Alptraum
Our song:
Pat Benetar’s
“We Belong.”
—
Daniel Handler
We touch each other, 8500km apart.
—
Michelle Yoon
Zooey Glass is my
only love.
—
Beth Dunigan
Dogs remain
faithful,
husband off leash.
—
Gail Reilly
He picked Jets over sex. Sigh.
—
Paula Edgar
Best first date ever. Then, nothing.
—
Tsia Christina Harris
Love is living
on Avenue D.
—
Virginia Graham
My stockings looked better on him.
—
Renee Guillory
Tomorrow, maybe, I’ll
sell the ring.
—
Matt Tanner
My least favorite word is platonic.
—
Nicole Bohn
Flicked my Bic;
busted my bubble.
—
Bird E. Miller
In reunion dream,
you had hair.
—
Sarah Bird
My self-esteem
died that day.
—
Sandi Brown
I searched him on Google.
Nothing.
—
Cybele O’Brien
He lied, I cried, love died.
—
Jeanette Cheezum
Tired of hurting me, she said.
—
John Sheffield
He was The One.
I wasn’t.
—
Cathy Collinson
Wonder-filled, and
never a dull torment.
—
Diane Ackerman
Polaroid Love: Right
there. Click, whirrrrr.
—
Jay Randall
Wonder Woman fell for
Green Lantern.
—
Kellie Dooher
I love penises
more than chocolate.
—
Mary Chang
Marriage, children, empty nest:
now what?
—
Oliver House
Pining. Falling. Crashing.
Burning. Not interested.
—
Stephanie Gerst
Didn’t realize I’d still be lonely.
—
Pamela Cash
He was French and I wasn’t.
—
Ann Lamas
Irish guys are easy.
Crabs suck.
—
Alexa Joy Sherman
Will luck hold? Jury still out.
—
Darin Strauss
Found him at Crazy Horse
Saloon.
—
Stephanie Robertson