title: Three Love Stories
author: Taylor, Lawrence
description: The Ballad of Calle and Maja — a short storyMaja sends crushes to Calle who becomes infatuated. But as Calle's affection intensifies, the fear of failing seizes him, becoming increasingly unsure of himself. Lonely and vulnerable as long as he could remember, Calle had suffered a string of one-night stands and relentless unrequited love. Calle also bears psychological scars after recently venturing on an online cat-fishing site, where he forfeited much of his bank savings. At length, Calle decides to pursue Maja's love as if it were a matter of life and death.Meanwhile, Maja has love problems of her own, which becomes somewhat of a problem for Calle. But he remains defiant, intending to win Maja's love — a dream which evaded him all through his life. Eternal love.                                                                  ***Two Girls in a Cafe -- a short storyA young man becomes the subject of a contentious conversation between Felicity and Ruth. They have different impressions about the man´s character. The question is whether both girls have the right end of the stick. An intriguing short story with a twist - Contemporary, witty, honest and ironic.                                                                ***Binky´s Reverie -- A novelette that is about loneliness, friendship, misunderstandings, frustration, and unrequited love between a young West Indian man, Binky, and a young, beautiful Swedish woman, Linda. They first met in London, where friendship blossomed into moderate romantic moments, regular dating and kissing and cuddling, and much laughter and fun. Linda invites Binky to visit Sweden for a holiday. Binky hopes for them to go beyond kissing and hugging and develop a love relationship