A man and woman meet on a dating app. They see each other for a few months. Then an argument over politics reveals that the man is a convicted felon who served 24 years for murder.
You’d think it were fiction if it wasn’t entered in a personal essay competition. And more surprising than the plot twist is that the essay—titled “Killer Punchline: Comedy-Tragedy in the Dating World”—is funny.
A lifelong writer, Katie Love’s résumé features a good many years as a corporate copywriter and freelance journalist, as well as a screenwriter and memoirist. She has explored the ins and outs of storytelling from every angle and has a feel for when something will
