Romance Shorts Love Stories by Lori Schafer
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Overview: When I was in the seventh grade, my English teacher assigned us a creative writing project for Halloween. We were to compose short stories, which we would then read aloud before the class, coupled with a competition of sorts in which the students would vote on who had written the best one.
Genre: Romance
“Delayed Connection” “And before I had even dared to let go of the heartache of my humiliation, he enfolded me lovingly in his arms and pressed his lips passionately against mine in what I suddenly knew was to be the first of many such kisses.”
Flash fiction. Includes author commentary on the single scenario that generated two romantic stories – one clean and one dirty.
“The Sublet” “On my other side, a man I’d never expected to see again was crawling into bed with me.”
When there’s nothing tying you down, how do you decide whether to stay or go? A short story excerpt from my first novel My Life with Michael: A Story of Sex and Beer for the Middle-Aged.
“Fluffy Robes and Slippers” “They spoke to him of warm feet and cool hands, of the sheets that they had defrosted together, of the cozy softness of her front-door farewell on chill autumn mornings…”
Flash fiction. Includes author commentary.
“Beach House” “This is how I want to remember the beach house,” he said, his deep voice breaking. “This is how I want to remember you.”
Flash fiction. Includes commentary on how I made an incredibly sad story slightly less depressing.
“Careful” “On bad days I wondered how old people ever even did it. Sometimes walking seemed like too much effort, let alone all the aerobicized contortionism that went with sex.”
How older people do it. A self-contained short story excerpt from My Life with Michael.
“Last Date” “I’d drawn him to me, fully, frontally, my hands pressing against his torso and pulling him towards me, almost into me, forgetting for a moment that I was no longer young; forgetting everything but the inexplicable lust that had so lately overwhelmed my aging body as if it were not yet willing to sink peacefully into sexless oblivion.”
Flash fiction. Includes author commentary on the losses that come with age.
“Missed Call” “He stared at it, a solitary word framed in black, gray, and white; pulled from his pocket in the depths of despair. Ambulance.”
Flash fiction. Includes commentary on the inspiration for this story – and how the cell phone has revolutionized relationships.
“Anything Can Happen” “I figured I’d better backtrack fast before he started thinking I liked him or something. But it’s hard to backpedal when you’ve got your foot in your mouth.”
Is it really over when it’s over? A short story derived from my first novel, My Life with Michael.
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