Author Archives: eportugal4
Hello My Darling — Sigurd – 4/14/2015
Hello My Darling Tuesday 14 April 2015 Tucker is in Japan at some university, collaborating with an international group of physicists on the building of a microwave telescope to be placed at 18,000’ elevation in the thin air of the … Continue reading
Cloud-watching — Kerry – 4/13/2015
Cloud-watching 4/13/2015 Dear Kerry, I feel like a cloud stretched thin, strands of cotton candy pulled across an azure sky. Acquaintances interpret the shapes I’ve been stretched into, their own ink-blot testing. Some of the assessments are kind, taking into … Continue reading
Fifty Cent Piece: Random Thoughts on Money and Time — Colleen – 4/10/2015
“Fifty Cent Piece: Random Thoughts on Money and Time” 10 April 2015 Fifty pennies really weigh down your pocket, and each one was worth a whole lot more in your youth. Back then, if you found one in a parking … Continue reading
PubSense Summit Review- Elaina- 4/9/15
PubSense Summit Review 4/9/15 Dear Fellow Writers- Last week, Colleen, Amanda, and I went to The PubSense Summit, a writing conference geared to the business end of writing and not the craft itself. I’d never attended a writing conference before … Continue reading
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter — Sigurd – 4/7/2015
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Tuesday 07 April 2015 A quiet week spent. Sweet Grecy is in the Philippines taking care of business interests. Sam spent time in Orange County with her cousin Maia. I knocked around with ghosts … Continue reading
Gossip-Kerry-4/6/15
Gossip 4/6/15 Dear Kerry, Three little monkeys stand before my imagination. One covers his eyes, one his ears, and the third his mouth, representing “see, hear, and speak no evil.” My Grandmother loved the image, so it makes me think … Continue reading
The Seven Year Laugh – Mary- 4/4/15
The Seven Year LaughApril 4, 2015Dear M,You came across a writer prompt this week: ‘‘Write about a character, who can’t laugh,’ and you thought of the poem you had written when your son, who as a little boy, said that … Continue reading
Take a Seat — Colleen – 4/3/2015
“Take a Seat” 3 April 2015 Elaina’s letter about our near-death experience in South Carolina and the two selfless people who came to our aid reminds me of a smaller—but no less significant—incident that occurred as I headed home from … Continue reading
Southern Comfort- Elaina- 4/2/15
Southern Comfort 4/2/15 Dear Reader- A funny thing happened last Friday on the way home from the airport. I picked up Colleen a little past midnight. She flew in from Chicago so we could drive to a writing conference … Continue reading
April Fool’s – Kerry- 4/1/15
April Fools March 30th, 2015 Dear Kerry, You need a prank, something to remind yourself and your kids that although there are serious aspects to life, there are also little joys. April Fool’s Day approaches. You favor foods for your … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 