Editor’s Note:
County fairs. Football games. Reunions with old flames. There’s something that draws us to a sweet small-town love story. In this issue of Spark, you’ll be delighted by twelve tales of rekindled romances and new flames, all set in quaint hometowns.
Rachel Hauck’s featured story, First Date, will put you right back into those thrilling moments before a new relationship begins. Classroom Cupid, the staff feature from Leslie DeVooght, brings together two teachers through an unlikely matchmaker. Our three finalists for this contest issue are sure to charm with stories of couples who realize love was right in front of them all along.
Whether it’s stopping a mail-order bride, reliving a youthful first kiss, salvaging a hot cocoa shortage, or magically healing a soldier, these stories remind us that sometimes you just have to look around to find Love in a Small Town.
Spark Editors
What Chef Boyardee |
Mrs. Boyd’s Ambrosia
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Apple Pies |
Hog Wild Over You
Sharyn Kopf |
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First Date
Featured Author: Rachel Hauck |
Cocoa Crisis
Katie Fitzgerald |
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Coke & Peanuts
Rachel Lawrence |
Classroom Cupid
Staff Feature: Leslie DeVooght |
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We Belong Together
Jennifer Chastain |
Key Lime Kisses
Heather Tabers |
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The Final Road to Love
Lindsey Hewes |
Healer’s Heart
Megan E. Parmerter |
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Kelsey Messner
Tracy Del Campo
Spark Flash Fiction 