A love story told in answering machine messages. Saying “I love you” to someone who says it first, isn’t supposed to lead to a break-up, but that’s what happens to Sully and Lou. Sully is out and proud while Lou is in the closet, so when their relationship deepens, Lou runs. But then Lou starts leaving emotional messages of remorse on Sully’s answering machine. Sully is torn between his love for Lou and his attempts to get over him. With each message, Lou’s regrets deepen. With each message, it becomes more difficult for Sully to forget him. With each message, Sully finds it harder to want to move on. Can old love poems and heartbreaking honesty help Sully and Lou find their way back to each other?

Late Night Poetry

Anyone trapped outside is in a hurry; their faces are scrunched up, their heads covered in scarves and hats and hoodies to protect themselves from the relentless snow, but not me. I stroll through the neighborhood park with my face upturned to the sky, reveling in the precipitation, looking down just when I take a sip from my cup.


My fingers grow cold quickly when I run out of hot beverage, my nose starts running and the tips of my ears starts aching from the freezing temperature, but I don’t care. I let my feet take me wherever they want, and after a while, I end up at Dad’s place.


Chapter 9