Author Archives: eportugal4
Home Again, Home Again, Zippity-Dee
Home Again, Home Again, Zippity-Dee 22 September 2015 Sweet Grecy sings as she sorts out the disarray that occurred in her absence. Her voice is pure and uninhibited, as was my mother’s. The sound of it lifts my spirits and … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary — Kerry – 9/21/2015
Happy Anniversary September 21, 2015 My dear Andy, Today we celebrate our anniversary without fanfare. We haven’t the discretionary cash for even a trip to a coffee shop alone together. It’s been a rough year, but as long as we … Continue reading
Hurricane Season — Colleen – 9/18/2015
Hurricane Season 18 September 2015 An early morning thunderstorm cleanses the air of dust and desiccation. Summer is winding down and—uncharacteristically for me—I’m ready for the change. It has been one of those summers where you think nothing much will … Continue reading
Fiction Mimics Life — Tatyana – 9/17/2015
Fiction Mimics Life September 17, 2015 I started writing in sixth grade, after I met a classmate who wrote her own stories. Up to that point, my classmates made me nervous, so I would rather fold into myself and hide … Continue reading
Of Death & Dying — Sigurd – 9/15/2015
Of Death & Dying Tuesday, 15 September 2015 It is early—just past daybreak. Hummingbirds are already dinning at the feeder hanging from the gazebo. I love the thrumming sound of their wings. A slight rain is falling. It is a … Continue reading
Mayday! Mayday! — Colleen – 9/11/2015
Mayday! Mayday! 11 September 2015 I hate to say it, but the terrorists won. Fourteen years after we watched the towers come down, we are a nation that now lives with the constant specter of fear, hate, suspicion, and divisiveness. … Continue reading
Lost and Found — Amanda- 9/9/15
Lost and Found September 9th, 2015 Dear Reader, I love movies that make you think, and I saw one over the weekend: All Is Lost. This seafaring adventure is as tense and suspenseful as a thriller and has a knockout … Continue reading
What Then Must We Do? — Sigurd – 9/8/2015
What Then Must We Do? 08 September 2015 I spent most of my life engaged in some aspect of warfare. I fought in a war that lasted over a decade, which ruined many of my generation. Our nation’s longest war … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 