The Electric Feeling of Summer Romance
Ruby Opalka’s “Spit,” a new short story in The Atlantic, captures the intensity of young love.
by Walt Hunter
Aug 27, 2024
1 minute
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“Frankie met Lucia in that summer …” If there’s a better beginning for that greatest of all genres—the summer romance—I.
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