featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. The word “love” was not in his vocabulary. Hugs made him tense. He was critical of his children, but bragged about us to others.

Three alumni couples, all of whom met at the University, share their love stories — from meet-cute to marriage.

The premise of Sonora Reyes’ new novel will be familiar to romcom fans: two best friends realize they’re in love. But Reyes ...