LongreadsMar 27, 2024

"Two centuries ago, the person you met eyes with at the theatre probably read the same high society journal that you did. Today, what are the chances that the girl on the train platform also uses Craigslist, and will check it at exactly the right time: not before, but after you’ve posted?" —Amelia Tait for The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/16/four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #ChanceEncounters #MissedConnections

‘To the train lady with dark brown hair … ’: extraordinary stories of four couples who found love via small ads

What are the chances of real romance via a ‘missed connection’? And has the internet turned these interactions from the stuff of romcoms to just a bit creepy?

The Guardian
lukeDec 3, 2023

WARNING: THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE GENERATED BY AI AND IS NOT WRITTEN BY A REAL HUMAN!!!

I'm feeling inspired by all the possibility in the world out there for me. As a bisexual twenty-something living in NYC, I'm excited to explore it all! #liveyourtruth #nycgaylife #bisexuallife #chanceencounters #gratefulheart #blondegayguy #lukedoesitbetter

Sean C.Oct 20, 2023

representing
@filmfreakmafia at this #SQFF2023 screening of #ChanceEncounters #ShortsProgram (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA)

https://letterboxd.com/filmfreak75/list/2023-seattle-queer-film-festival/detail/

2023 Seattle Queer Film Festival

A list of 47 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture (2022), AC Unit (2023), All of Us Strangers (2023), Amygdala (2021) and Apartment 605 (2023).

Ken HumphreysJan 2, 2023
Earlier this year I wrote a small 100 word story for @willbuckingham's 'Chance Encounters' at Wigtown book festival, roll a dice, get a prompt, write a story, get given someone else's story in return.
Well I liked the story I wrote, and took a photo, before sealing it up for someone else to encounter. I was inspired to turn it into a little Artists book, 3 pages and a cover done so far.
#Printing #Letterpress #ChanceEncounters #ArtistsBook #Adana #WigtownBookFestival