Author Archives: eportugal4
Kerry 1/22/2015 – Cold
January 22, 2015 Dear Kerry, You need to remember that you’ll get nearly nothing done the day before you change Sarah’s schedule. The day of the schedule change will present its own problems, as well. Selective amnesia or an eternal … Continue reading
Sigurd 1/20/2015 – Snow Angel
Snow Angel Tuesday 20 January 2015 Piano man. I listen to Billy Joel do his business on the ivories while I sit on the verge of exhaustion, punching keys like a drunk sailor, knowing I have always carried the small … Continue reading
Elaina 1/19/15 The Two of Me
1/19/15 The Two of Me Sometimes I feel like two people live inside me. The first person can change her own flat tire, paint her house, take apart her kitchen sink to fix the disposal, and chop up the tree … Continue reading
Guest Letter 1/18/15 Meagan Lucas
This week’s guest writer is Meagan Lucas- Meagan is a Canadian expat living in the mountains of Western North Carolina. She is a writer of fiction and a reader of everything. She is a wife, a mother, a fast talker, … Continue reading
Colleen 1/16/2015 – She
16 January 2015 Perhaps it’s the former columnist in me, but news stories often lead me to ask questions above and beyond. If enough facts fail to surface, I invent narratives to explain why people do what they do. Last … Continue reading
Mary 1/15/2015 – Be You
January 15, 2015 Dear M, You have been shutting yourself off from the world lately. You had slacked off writing due to situations surrounding you, and your perceptions have changed somewhat. Life goes on. Remind yourself that you’re a writer … Continue reading
Jennifer 1/14/15 Personal Power
Personal Power 1/14/2015 Dear Jennifer, After the hubbub dies down, you are once again a mother. A dream come true. Every wish you’ve wished for the last four years, every sacrifice you’ve made, all to assume this mantle of responsibility. … Continue reading
Sigurd 1/13/2015 – Shoot the Moon (Reprise)
[Editor’s note: Today we present a reprise of a letter Sigurd wrote in November 2014.] Tuesday 04 November 2014 Hey Bro, I’ve been watching you up close and personal for some time now, Sig. You know, scoping out the inside … Continue reading
Elaina 1/12/15 – Mothers of Terrorists
1/12/15 Dear Elaina, You’ve been spiraling in your thoughts since Thursday, trying to make sense out of something senseless. You know your thoughts and views originate from your experience and your white, middle class, American culture, yet, arrogantly, you want … Continue reading
Mary- 1/11/15 A Part of Life
January 11th, 2015 Dear M, As the month of December 2014 came to a close; two family members were rushed to the hospital. They survived, but the news they received about their medical condition left them and the family devastated. … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 