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Cass and John start dating but while he is full of optimism, she is still recovering from a bad breakup with Craig. As Cass tries to work out what she wants, Craig aims to get her back while John falls ill. Realising the latter is the future, Cass aids his recovery and soon the two… Continue reading ROMANCE Festival 1st Scene: LUNAR WINDOW, by Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Hope From Heaven is about a woman’s lifelong journey to find true love. Along the way, she has to survive a succession of loveless relationships as well as learn to embrace her growing spirituality caused by a near death experience. Finally finding true love in a soulmate – but quickly losing it – leads to… Continue reading ROMANCE Festival 1st Scene: HOPE FROM HEAVEN, by Andrew Rogers

Lily, a 40-year-old woman, leaves her university job in Iowa for a position at Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport, Maine. As she settles into her new life, she becomes fascinated with the home movies of Chase Donovan, a charismatic summer resident of Blue Hill. Lily’s curiosity leads her to visit Chase, and they form a… Continue reading ROMANCE Festival Best Scene: HOME MOVIES, by Janna Jones

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole POEM: Once there was a woman in the night forestwho could hear above the register of most.She would listen to mice sing in chorusor coyotes comfort their youngover the flash and rumble of coming weather. There was the night when I stayed in the gardenlate into the hours and you called… Continue reading ROMANCE Poem: Night Forest, by Gary Beaumier

Showcase of the best ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival): Best Short Film: THE YARD Best Direction: YOU ARE SPECIAL Best Visual Design: LULLABY LULLABY, 4min. Ukraine Directed by Oleksandr Shvets Through the child’s simple questions — about fear, hunger, life, and a father at the front — the… Continue reading WINNERS: April 2026 Romance/Relationships Festival

Poem by Val Cole —– POEM: Cold Side of the Bed Loneliness is the cold side of the bed – the indent where you used to lay, the smell of your perfume preserved, as though you’d come back any second with a “see you later,” not the goodbye you never said. All the words left… Continue reading LOVE Poem: Cold Side of the Bed, by Kristen Kessler

Performed by Val Cole —POEM: Another Rain-Soaked Love LetterByThomas Koron As I walked on through an endless downpour,Across the dark street, the pouring rain swept.It had been days since the last time I slept—Wondering if you loved me anymore. Once I made it home, I unlocked the door,Then placed the keys where they were always… Continue reading ROMANCE Poem: Another Rain-Soaked Love Letter, by Thomas Koron

Performed by Val Cole —– BIG YELLOW TAXI What you do to me is expensive to my body andbrain, like going on a shopping spree and thennot being able to pay for it Turning andturning on my pillow until I just can’tturn anymore and morning comestoo quickly. Are these bags undermy eyes worth it if… Continue reading EROTICA Poem: Big Yellow Taxi, by Cynthia Andrews

Performed by Val Cole —— In Neglect Can I fit into your box?Will you let me in?I can contort myself, I’m quite the performer— I’ve always been good at this. Watch as I bend! Move! Twist and sit!It looks unorthodox as I bend. move. twist. sit. Yet my comfort is found residing within you.Your light!… Continue reading LOVE Poem: In Neglect, by Thomas M