Author Archives: eportugal4
Elaina 10/20/2014- Memories, Triggers, and PTSD
October 20th, 2014 Dear Elaina, What a rough week. You floundered big time. You watched over 20 hours of television this week, something you only do when your PTSD rears its debilitating head. It’s kicking your butt this time and … Continue reading
Colleen 10/17/2014 – Haters Gonna Hate
Haters Gonna Hate 17 October 2014 Dear Colleen, This week you’ve been thinking a lot about hate. It affects all of us, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. Hate ranges from the petty, such as a dislike … Continue reading
Mary 10/16/2014 – Don’t Panic!
Don’t Panic! October 16, 2014 Dear Mary, You reminisced about your life this past week and you started to panic about what you wanted to write about. You thought of the word ‘Panic!’ and what it means to you. Of … Continue reading
Sigurd 10/14/2014 – Buck Up
Tuesday, 14 October 2014 Dear Sig- Your daughter Ann is forty-six years old. The last time you heard her voice was in 1998. From her point of view, you have ceased to exist and will never exist again. She slammed … Continue reading
Elaina 10/13/2014 – Going to Hell
October 13, 2014 Dear Elaina, This isn’t the original letter you were going to share this week. That letter can wait, this cannot. You lost a friend this weekend. Well, she was more of an acquaintance than a friend, but, … Continue reading
Colleen 10/10/2014 – Bah Humbug!
10 October 2014 Dear Colleen, Oh boy. It’s the time of year that puts a curdle in your stomach and a sneer on your lips. Yeah, you know what I mean. The marathon of holidays has begun, and it doesn’t … Continue reading
Sigurd 10/7/14 – Smoke and Mirrors
Tuesday 07 October 2014 Dear Sig, You wrote her off when you left home. For the most part, anyway, you did. There were letters time to time, from her. On rare occasions, you wrote. From guilt. Guilt you still wear … Continue reading
Elaina 10/06/14 – Detachment
October 6th, 2014 Dear Elaina, Sometimes you feel like a cold-hearted b*tch. The way you emotionally detach from stressful situations is disconcerting. You didn’t flinch last week when they stuck the IV in your son’s arm. You held his hand … Continue reading
Colleen 10/3/2014 – Deja vu
3 October 2014 Dear Colleen, By now you have noticed the cyclical pattern of life. You get a déjà vu shiver and realize you’re engaged in activities you’ve already done. Twenty years ago you created another letters project, albeit one … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 