Jasmine Guillory

The Puzzle, The Solution: Jasmine Guillory on writing “The Proposal”

After November 2016, the author found the fun, low-stakes romance she'd outlined no longer worked.

I committed a venial sin and checked my phone in church, only to see an email that stressed me out, which was obviously God telling me not to check my phone in church.

Eventually mom and I left (before church was over, there’s only so much we can take).