Best Of: "When We're Forty” + a farewell

From the archives! Two friends joke they'll get married when they're forty in this sparkling queer love story by Georgia Clark, author of ISLAND TIME. It’s our last story for Heartbeat.

Georgia says:

For almost a year, Hannah and I have been bringing you original short love stories from today’s most exciting writers and talented new voices. As rom-com novelists, we love romance and wanted to share the very best of it with you. While we’ve enjoyed the ride, today’s story will be the last short story we share with you.

Between soliciting pitches and sorting through submissions, to the intensive editing of multiple drafts, this project was more work than two already busy women could handle. We’re incredibly grateful to all our writers and readers, and hope we achieved our goal of adding a little love to your days.

But, don’t go anywhere! If you’ve enjoyed our Three Things recs and the feel-good nature of all-things-romance, you’re in luck. Heartbeat will transform into my monthly author newsletter. ICYMI, I’m Georgia Clark, a Brooklyn-based novelist who writes acclaimed queer rom-com. Here at Heartbeat, I’ll share practical writing advice, pop culture recs, and a behind-…