“The Relativity of Romance”

50 Give or Take, December 19, 2023
(TBP in The 50-Word Stories of 2024: Microfiction for Lovers of Quick Reads, November 2024)

There were no roses, no jewelry. There was only a yo-yo that lit up in the dark, bought on the plaza at the Embarcadero BART. Apologizing, he handed it to me, It’s not exactly romantic. But I understood then, what I know now, what forty years has solidified for me.