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POEM: For Beth on our 25th anniversary Your fists plunge into a mound of elastic dough a subtle smear of flour above your eyebrow, and wisps of dusted hair the back of your wrists could not wipe away, pursed lips, flattened palms, back bent driving your elbows down, familiar work, by now you understand what… Continue reading ROMANCE Poetry Reading: Crumbs …. By Kevin Cahill

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole — From writer: This is an echo verse poem in response to my identical twin’s death (drowning). Identical in virtually every way as children, we grew to look different as adults, but our voices remained identical. We were echoes of each other. — POEM: Shattered is my grieving heart Poetry. My… Continue reading GRIEF Poetry Reading: Echoes of Margaret, by Mary Therese Hattori

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: Open Spaces By Kevin Cahill When she looks at me I understand only That we have to get this close To see how infinitely far away We are from one another I have to caress her bare skin carefully, tenderly to see how far we have stretched the tissue… Continue reading ROMANCE Poetry Reading: Open Spaces, by Kevin Cahill

Showcase of the best ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: YOU WILL FOLDBest Performances: 4 PARTIESBest Direction: AFTER SUNSETBest Story: WHEN IT’S OVER 4 Parties, 17min., USADirected by Warren MyersOver the course of a year, Vince and Mia keep crossing paths, drawn together by sharp humor, shared tastes, and mutual disillusionment.… Continue reading WINNERS: January 2026 Romance/Relationships Festival

A young man navigates the weeds of dating apps while tending to his makeshift compost pile. CAST LIST: Narrator: Shawn Devlin Callie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Geraldine: Hannah Ehman Lester: Geoff Mays

When a successful aerospace engineer is sabotaged by a vengeful business rival and haunted by two failed marriages, he embarks on an international journey of self-discovery with newfound hope and determination. Based on actual events. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Michael: Shawn Devlin Dave: Geoff Mays Larry: Sean Ballantyne

Performed by Val Cole POEM: Standing at the back of the cafe With proud beard and warm smile The Gentleman finds me. Striding over and offering a hand he is present and sturdy with an openness to careful possibilities. Interest worn with flair like the dashing scarf carefully draped around his shoulders. Eyes like tempered… Continue reading ROMANCE Poetry Reading: THE GENTLEMAN, by Maggie Mae

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: Not the first couple for there is no guilt but not the last for there is no guilt alone in the world and there is no world only two on this raft riding the sea with no sail no continent no destination no direction but each other plumbing the… Continue reading ROMANCE Poetry Reading: With You, by Patrick Trombly

Performed by Val Cole —- POEM: My Storm in a Bottle She rises over my house, like the sun, or the moon. The stars have tried to tell her, but she won’t listen. Just as she rises, She calls my name like thunder rolling slow through every inch of my house. Even if I am… Continue reading ROMANCE Poetry Reading: My Storm in a Bottle, by Kewayne Wadley