My ex-fiancé, Sherrie, was the kind of woman you might call “intense.” She slammed her palms on the table or whatever surface was available when she was mad for any ...
You wake up, panting. An ache has settled in the small of your back and the pressure is spreading. You hiss to get breath out of your lungs. The sheets ...
After leaving my lover by way of a kind but firm email, I cried for several hours. On receiving his sad but kind reply, I cried some more. Then I ...
In the summer of my second year of university, I was working in the kind of dingy, backstreet pub that seemed to consider the fact of being dingy and backstreet ...
It’s not stopping, this hugging. I saw it again tonight passing the kitchen, his noodle arms gliding from that batik robe as he stooped into her warm and willing hold. ...
During a fight, an emissary for peace and goodness slices off his lips.
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A get-together turns nasty
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The insidious tick becomes a symbol of poisonous betrayal
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Do you want kids?
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A meditation on pain, memory, and the doors we go in and out of
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A man’s dark secret derails a new relationship
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A young woman concludes that her heart is not pure
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A man offends his date by wanting more
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A woman meditates on an adulterous affair
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A woman considers her small freedoms after a break-up.
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A man goes fishing and reels in memories of his first wife.
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This week on Litro Lab podcast, we bring you a lyrical piece about a husband who is struggling to understand his wife. With a touch of humour, this story challenges ...
An intimate portrayal of a young couple dealing with the loss of their child.
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This week on Litro Lab, we bring you a story of a woman who finds herself in a relationship that is far from ideal. Yet, she’s resistant to leave.
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An essay about the idea of love.
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