Sometimes Cupid misfires. Maybe he's in a hurry. Or maybe he's busy training up more chubby-cheeked, bow-wielding cherubs. Whatever the cause, sometimes those arrows fly fast and romance falls hard.

This contest issue of Splickety Love has been pierced with more than a few of those heart-shaped arrows. A roving Don Quixote selling car insurance. A couple on a first date dangling precariously in a tree. And Prince Charming finagling out of the perfect fit.

And don’t miss “The Deal,” as bestselling author Kristin Billerbeck explores the idea of a platypus birthing a frog. Not really, but Cupid definitely had fun with that one.

In fact, for all these great stories, maybe Cupid knew exactly what he was doing.

You decide.