Tiny Love Stories by Daniel Jones

Author:Daniel Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Artisan
Published: 2020-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Hello, Ruby

Unspeakable pain in my right shoulder sent me to the doctor at 37 weeks pregnant. “HELLP syndrome,” she said. Life-threatening. Emergency C-section. Blood transfusions. Liver blood clot. Rare. I wasn’t ready to meet my baby girl. I searched for clues in the nurse’s eyes, asking her, “Am I going to die? Will I be able to be her mother?” My baby lived. I almost didn’t. Weeks followed where I couldn’t hold Ruby. I was too weak. Wasn’t ready. Didn’t want to. Then one day, that tiny girl gave me a half smile. I knew we were going to be OK.

—Stefanie Torres

No Joke

We are both named Phoebe. This means our path to love has been littered with disbelief, laughter and confusion. It was hard enough coming out in a lesbian relationship in our late 20s, but a relationship between two people with the same name? People say, “You’re joking, right?” But it’s no joke that when we moved the fridge during our kitchen renovation, she saw my rainbow writing on the wall, asking her to marry me. And it’s no joke that she said yes. And I’m not joking when I say that my life is very nearly perfect now.

—Phoebe Wallner

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