It’ll be Valentine’s Day 2017… soon. Our posting schedule doesn’t coincide witth the day of hearts and candy and flowers and going out to a very nice restaurant for dinner with your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, BFF, or just a friend or neighbor.

So we've searched our archives and found Valentine stories — a baker’s dozen of them — that we’re posting as this week's Featured Stories on Codey’s World as A Valentine Reflection. We hope you enjoy them, perhaps with someone who will also enjoy them, as much as I enjoyed finding them for you.

If you enjoy these stories, please let each of the authors know! Authors thrive by the feedback they receive from readers. It's easy: just click on the email link found usually at the top of each story to send the author a message. Say “Hi” and tell them what you think about their story. Thanks!

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