Romance bookstores seem to be popping up everywhere these days. 

Last summer, The New York Times reported that: “Over the last two years, the country went from having two dedicated romance bookstores—The Ripped Bodice and Love’s Sweet Arrow, in Chicago—to a national network of more than 20.”

Seeing this trend, I decided to create a directory of romance bookstores—first, as a helpful resource for romance readers and, second, to get my hands on some data! It turns out the number of romance bookstores is even greater than news stories to date have reported.

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I’ve been running a daily poll for the past two weeks and suddenly today I get an error every time I try to upload a post with a poll: “Something went wrong. Please try again later.”

I’ve tried restarting the app, restarting my phone and reinstalling the app, but nothing has worked. I tried loading a post with a poll under a different profile, but still get the same error. Is there a limit to how many polls you can run or have open? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!