Author Archives: eportugal4
Mary 10/2/14 — The Abyss
The Abyss October 2, 2014 Dear Mary, Last week you wrote a letter to yourself, thinking about how brave you imagined yourself to be, and the truth hit you square in the face this week. Daunting task, it is, to … Continue reading
Jennifer 10/1/2014 – Free to be Scared
Free to Be Scared 10/1/2014 Dear Jennifer, You’re afraid. Look at you, posting about the upcoming changes in your life as if you would accept them with some kind of grace. Hell, no. You hate when change is forced on … Continue reading
Sigurd 9/30/2014- Listen Up!
Tuesday, 30 September 2014 Hey Budzo, Listen up, man. I got something to tell you. I’m tired of watching you drift. Sick to the teeth of it. All the ‘Maybe I wills’ you bounce around inside your skull—know what I … Continue reading
Elaina 9/29/14- Hypocrite
September 29th, 2014 Dear Elaina, You, my dear, are a hypocrite. You seethe and stew about your husband’s presumed ignorance of knowing what it is you want out of life, when you have no clue yourself. You are dissatisfied with … Continue reading
Colleen 9/26/14 Polarized
26 September 2014 Dear Colleen, For this inaugural letter you might as well cut to the chase. What theme has governed your life this past month? Cutting out stress, even at the cost of leaving professional groups you love, even … Continue reading
Mary 9/25/2014- Forward
Forward September 25, 2014 Dear Mary, Starting a new chapter in your life has made you quiet all the time now. While I admire your courage to learn to write, and to write well; you need to step back and … Continue reading
Jennifer 9/24/2014-Time to Change
Time to Change 9/24/2014 Dear Jennifer, Next week your life will change. Whether it changes in the direction you want isn’t up to you, but how you author your own story after the change is. Perhaps you will collapse in … Continue reading
Elaina 9/22/14 And So It Begins
Elaina’s Letters. Dear Elaina, September 22, 2014 And so it begins. Don’t even start with something trite, like “this is the year everything is going to change”. You’ve tried that, and while outwardly it seems like things have changed, inside … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 