Author Archives: eportugal4
Anna Dobritt 11/16/14- I have a secret
“I Have a Secret” 11/16/2014 From the sixth grade forward, I knew I was different. I felt it on the inside. I didn’t much care for the idea of dating or kissing boys. In junior high there were dances, but … Continue reading
Colleen 11/14/2014 – Girl Power
14 November 2014 Dear Colleen, “I finished my second novel today,” you said. “Now all it needs is a date with the editor.” He leaned forward with interest. “Hey, that’s terrific. Give me a synopsis of them, why don’t you?” … Continue reading
Mary 11/13/14 – Be Mindful
Be Mindful November 13, 2014 Dear Mary, You’re being mindful of the things that matter the most to you. Having already written more this year than ever before, you’ve surprised yourself. You have written almost a quarter of the words … Continue reading
Jennifer 11/11/14 – Success
Success 11/12/2014 Dear Jennifer, Remember this heady feeling of success? Of the stars aligning just for you? It’s been a long time, but there it is. You have plenty more work to do, more work than you think is even … Continue reading
Sigurd 11/11/14 – All the Flowers
All The Flowers Tuesday 11 November 2014 Armistice Day Sig, Here we are again, sitting through this thing that used to be called Armistice Day. On the eleventh hour of this day in nineteen– hundred and eighteen, the grotesque slaughter … Continue reading
Elaina 11/10/14- No Coincidences
November 10th, 2014 Dear Elaina- Every path has some form of delineation. Whether paved, bricked, or simply worn from continued use, by its very definition, a path is made by those who tread upon it. And much like the construction … Continue reading
Guest- Will Pennington 11/9/14 – At Home
“At Home” November 9th, 2014 Dear Willy, You haven’t written a letter in quite some time, several years at best. You haven’t written a letter since you were stationed on that Indian Ocean island paradise, Diego Garcia, in 2001, thirteen … Continue reading
Colleen 11/7/14 – Wingman
7 November 2014 Dear Colleen, You have spent thirty years trying and failing to put down on paper what your dad means to you, failing in large part because you feared if you made yourself say it then that might … Continue reading
Mary 11/6/14- It’s Raining
It’s Raining November 6, 2014 Dear Mary, You don’t know what you’re doing. Did you ever? How DID you make it this far in life? You skipped happily along all year thinking, “Yes, I got this!”, but this week you … Continue reading
Jennifer 11/4/14 -Optimism!
Optimism! 11/4/2014 Dear Jennifer, Optimism. It’s a quality you claimed to have. You lied. Optimism is the belief that things will turn out OK. You tell people so, and you believe it for them, but you’ve never believed it for … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 