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From the New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

Stories of Love, Lost and Redemption.

I'm your host, Magna Chakrabardi.

Welcome to our Valentine's Day special.

Sometimes there's nothing better than a seriously satisfying binge.

So sit back and get ready for three hand-picked Modern Love essays.

The first story you hear today was written by Gary Presley.

Gary had all but given up on the idea of finding love.

But as the Romantics out there know, love can find you when you least expect it.

And sometimes even when you're resisting it.

Colin Farrell reads Gary's essay.

The actor is known for his wide-ranging work in the films, In Bruges, The Lobster.

And most recently in the Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them.

Here's Colin Farrell reading Gary Presley's essay, Would My Heart Outrun Its Pursuer.

I am near Quadroplegic.

A result of polio and I cannot stand.

To be able to live in my own apartment as I desired,

rather than in the custodial care of a nursing home,

required the assistance of a rotating crew of attendants to transfer me from wheelchair to bed,

bed to wheelchair, wheelchair to shower chair.

You get the idea.

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