While Joe waits a dear friend he lost touch with to show up at their 50th high school reunion, he flashes back to how they met and the secret she asked him to keep.

Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?

This story is about a man who reminisces about childhood as he looks forward to reconnecting with a former, female classmate.

>> 2. What genres would you say this story is in?
It's a romance.

>> 3. How would you describe this story in two words?
Hopeful reconnection.

>> 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?
The Princewss Bride

>> 5. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

>> 6. Do you have an all-time favorite novel?
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, but there are many others I consider favorites.

>> 7. What motivated you to write this story?
I recently reconnected with someone from high school, and that inspired me to write the story.

If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would that be?
Michelle Obama

>> 9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
I'm passionate about creating mixed media art.

>> 10. What influenced you to enter your story to get performed?
I don't usually write romance, butI ended up admiring this sweet story and wanted to see where it could go.

>> 11. Any advice or tips you'd like to pass on to other writers?
Put your whole self in. Don't just observe the work. Feel it. Be actively involved in it.