To celebrate Valentine’s Day, and inspired by the book The List: A Love Story in 781 Chapters by Aneva Stout, we invited several members of the Workman staff to each write a short form love story in just 5 to 7 numbered “chapters.” Our penultimate love story for today is written by an anonymous member of the sales department, aka In Progress. Enjoy!
The Short List:
A Grown-Up Love Story by In Progress
- You’ll agree to be set up on a blind date by a friend.
- The date will go well, but it’ll turn out that the date is “seeing someone else”
- The date will go badly, and your friend will be noticeably cooler towards you
- You’ll be skeptical of blind dates in the future.
- You’ll get lonely, and ask girlfriends of friends if they have
any single friends. - Your relationships with your friends’ girlfriends will noticeably
chill. - You’ll decide to try online dating.
- You’ll set up an account
- You’ll go on a date
- You’ll never update your account, or look at it, ever again
- You’ll meet someone at a bar.
- You’ll feel like a grown-up.
- and a teenager
—The format of this story was inspired by the book, The List: A Love Story in 781 Chapters.
1 Comment
Stuart Gorley
June 6, 2012 at 6:44 pmHave you ever considered creating an e-book or guest authoring on other websites? I have a blog based upon on the same information you discuss and would love to have you share some stories/information. I know my viewers would enjoy your work. If you’re even remotely interested, feel free to send me an email.