Author Archives: eportugal4
Colleen 2/6/2015 – Fish or Cut Bait
6 February 2015 Dear Colleen, You generally excel at making snappy decisions. You know what you like and you know when you like it; why waste time shopping around to save a few dollars? Burning up gas alone will negate … Continue reading
Elaina – 2/5/2015 – Open Marriages- An Expressway to Happiness?
2/6/15 Dear Reader- One of the best parts of being a writer is sitting in coffee shops, watching people, and listening to conversations. When I frequent a place long enough, I become a fixture, and people get to know my … Continue reading
Amanda 2/4/2015 – Stop Gap Strategy
2/4/2015 Dear Amanda This can’t go on. Really, it can not go on. You say this to yourself every time you flush the toilet in your bathroom and find yourself pulling the lid off the tank, pushing up your sleeve, … Continue reading
Kerry – 2/2/15 – Oddities in Pandora’s Box
2/2/2015 Dear Kerry, Face it, kid. You’re odd. Your older children point this out daily. Nothing new; no breaking story here, actually. Since childhood, you’ve skipped instead of marched to your own drummer (or is it a bagpiper? I guess … Continue reading
Colleen 1/30/2015 – Deflation
30 January 2015 Dear Colleen, Today comes the final announcement for a writing contest you entered, and you long more than anything to be that lucky writer. So, go ahead—pretend you are not as nervous as a long-tailed cat in … Continue reading
Elaina 1/29/15 The Problem With Integrity
1/29/15 Dear Elaina- You stood in the checkout line of the grocery store listening to the conversation between bagger and cashier as they talked about the customer who had just left. The bagger said, “I love customers like that,” and … Continue reading
Kerry 1/26/15 Perspective
1/26/15 Dear Kerry, Rain falls, encasing the ground in a coffin of ice. Footing proves treacherous. You must hold handrails to progress, must cling to the car as you chip chunks from the windows and around the door. The cold … Continue reading
Colleen 1/23/2015 – Smile
1/23/2015 Dear Colleen, You witnessed a spontaneous social experiment the other night, one that highlights a barrier we must overcome in order to unify this nation, if not the world. While walking four blocks in a relatively nice Chicago neighborhood, … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 