This “Hearts on Fire” story was told Feb. 10 as part of Tell It Like It Is: Iowa Storytellers Project, funded by the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation in partnership with the Des Moines Register. These stories can be republished by any Iowa newspaper. The next storytellers event is “Search and Rescue” on June 2 at Hoyt Sherman Place. If you have a story to tell, reach out at [email protected]. Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds to help finance Register internships.
Patrick Albanese as told to Courtney Crowder
My love story started the way all classic love stories start: By being stood up for a date. Living in L.A., I had learned that if you don’t get stood up every now and then, you’re not really trying…