Author Archives: eportugal4
Planting A Garden- Kerry- 4/27/15
Planting a Garden April 27th, 2015 Dear Kerry, I’ve heard planting a garden represents a supreme act of hope, and I believe it. I’ve spent a small fortune and tremendous hours composting to amend the clay in my yard. Flats … Continue reading
Forget-Me-Nots- Mary – 4/25/15
Forget-Me-Nots April 18, 2015 Dear M, You believe in marriage, preferably one that lasts a lifetime. Your mom and dad were together for forty-five years until she died. You’ve always dreamed of having a marriage like that and having five … Continue reading
Capping the Well — Colleen – 4/24/2015
Capping the Well 24 April 2015 Anger may bring some kind of energy for a short period, but that energy is actually blind energy. And anger can really destroy the part of your brain which can judge right or wrong. … Continue reading
Is It About You? – Elaina – 4/23/15
Is It About You? April 23, 2015 Dear Reader, She proclaims to the world, or at least to those who still listen, “I’m a bitch.” She further pontificates by asking if you’d rather be happy or if you’d rather be … Continue reading
Post-Shower Revelations — Tatyana – 4/22/2015
Post-Shower Revelations April 22, 2015 Tonight I emerged from the shower and looked in the mirror for the first time in a while. Fog rendered my face blurred, but I my body was in full view. I averted my eyes … Continue reading
Lenzon — Sigurd – 4/21/2015
Lenzon Tuesday 21 April 2015 Harvest is done. Corn and rice dried and bagged and sold. Planting has begun. For Sweet Grecy that starts with about a million and a half liters of water and six hundred kilograms of rice … Continue reading
Dressing Up – Kerry – 4/20/15
Dressing Up 20 April, 2015 Dear Kerry, Sarah has a formal dance to attend. She loves the idea of looking like a princess, gown sweeping the ground as she glides across the parquet floor. We study her teen magazines and … Continue reading
End of an Era – Mary- 4/18/15
End of an Era April 18, 2015 Dear M, Change is hard. You are struggling with the knowledge that your family is selling the land, the land that has been part of your family’s history going back to your Grandpa’s … Continue reading
The Friend Zone — Colleen – 4/17/2015
The Friend Zone 17 April 2015 It’s been a while, but I think I’m finally back in the Friend Zone. Not that one—the other kind: the period of life in which you find yourself with a posse you can hang … Continue reading
Love and Marriage – Elaina – 4/16/15
Love and Marriage April 16th, 2015 Dear Reader- A few days ago, the writers here at OYOL and a few other friends had a spirited discussion about love and marriage. Our youngest member asked a benign question about marriage and … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 