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The Blame Game – Elaina – 5/28/15
The Blame Game May 28, 2015 Dear Reader- Life is hard. Sometimes bad things happen that require a substantial amount of personal strength to overcome. It could be a lost job, a divorce, an accident, a traumatic childhood incident, an … Continue reading
The Good Place — Amanda – 5/27/2015
The Good Place May 27, 2015 Today is my first annual 49th birthday, coming ten years after my first annual 39th. I repeat these age-vanity jokes with a smile and a wink, certain a year from now I’ll be celebrating … Continue reading
It’s Not About You…No really, It’s Not! – Elaina – 5/26/15
It’s Not About You…No really, It’s Not! May 26, 2015 Dear You- Yes YOU! Writers walk a fine line. No matter what our letters are about, our work is often laced with universal truths. We long to touch our readers’ … Continue reading
Stick Figure Family — Kerry – 5/25/2015
Stick Figure Family May 25, 2015 Dear sentimental Kerry, On the back of my car is a stick figure family acquired while we vacationed. Each family member smiles, eldest to youngest, with pets interspersed, we parents flanking the group. My … Continue reading
It’s That Kind of Weekend — Mary – 5/24/2015
It’s That Kind of Weekend May 23, 2014 Dear M, Sitting on the porch swing in the morning sun, you caught sight of the flag of USA flying in the wind just down the road from where you live. Since … Continue reading
I Fought the Wall and the Wall Won — Colleen – 5/22/2015
I Fought The Wall and The Wall Won 22 May 2015 I hit The Wall the other day and failed to defeat it. That had never happened before, not in all my fifty years. Granted, I’m not an endurance athlete, … Continue reading
It Takes a Village- Elaina – May 21, 2015
It Takes a Village May 21, 2015 Dear Reader- When Hillary Clinton published her book It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, my classroom and the walls of the school were adorned with this African proverb. It helped to … Continue reading
Collections — Sigurd – 5/20/2015
Collections Wednesday 20 May 2015 I am a collector of small things. Most I can hold in my palm, but some few are larger. I have a substantial collection of antiquities dating from Paleolithic times that I started long ago. … Continue reading
Perils of Social Media – Kerry – 5/18/15
Perils of Social Media 18 May, 2015 Dear Kerry, Social Media has been a blessing in many ways. It allows ease of access to family and friends. We post photos of our children, share good news, and convey greetings for … Continue reading
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – Guest K. Murphy – 5/15/15
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable May 15, 2015 Dearest k, So… you’ve picked up the harp again after setting it aside the past two and half years to focus on completing your novel, struggling with that recalcitrant black hole of a blind … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 