Love stories 😍

A busy Brisbane street corner
A sky-blue 1960s Olivetti typewriter

A portable table, two camp chairs, a sign that said:

Sentimental writer collecting love stories. Do you have one to share?

The response was overwhelming. Strangers sat on the spare camp chair and out-poured love stories of joy, sadness, wisdom, yearning, unfinished business and so much more.

Over two months in 2021 Trent Dalton one of Australia’s best-loved writers listened and collected these stories.

The stories feature in a book called Love Stories. I’ve been dipping in and out of his book all week. It is like a heart hug. The stories are warm, funny, sad, surprising, and poignant.

Why am I sharing this? The power of a simple question. Can you please tell me a love story? 

What question are you going to ask today of yourself or someone else? And then follow Trent Dalton’s advice shut up and listen.

Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash