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Happy Cashew Day! Elaina Portugal 12/14/19
Happy Cashew Day! Elaina Portugal 12/14/19 Last week, my eighty-one year old mother-in-law hung her very first Christmas ornament ever. Being Jewish, she’d never had an opportunity, and perhaps never a desire, to hang an ornament before. She sat … Continue reading
Everyday Adventures and Misadventures — Kerry – 9/5/2016
Everyday Adventures and Misadventures September 5, 2016 Imagine a road-weary traveler mere miles from home whose car breaks. When she shimmies underneath, she sees something broken, dangling, and dripping fluid. She pushes from beneath the car, feeling as though its … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, facing adversity, hardship, heroes and heroines, life, perseverance
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What Will People Say? – 7/27/16 – Kerry
What Will People Say? – Kerry E.B. Black July 27th, 2016 Dear Reader- At my uncle’s memorial service, I saw grief hollow my cousins’ eyes. I recalled these people as the beautiful children with whom I spent countless hours playing … Continue reading
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Tagged #hope, carpe diem, contemplation, death, funerals, God, legacy, life
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2015: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out — Colleen – 1/2/2016
2015: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out 2 January 2016 The year Two Thousand Fifteen. Yeah, you were a doozy. Do we say that about every year? I should record myself, really. I think we probably … Continue reading
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Tagged burdens, digging deep, life, New Year, renewal, speaking for others
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The Illusion of Tomorrows — Sigurd – 10/13/2015
The Illusion Of Tomorrows Tuesday 13 October 2015 I intended to write about the shit-storm occurring here in the good ol’ USofA this past week about gods, guns and bullets, but upon further thought realized enough words have been dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, despair, life, shit-storm, survival, time is precious, wasted time
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As Time Goes By — Colleen – 10/2/2015
As Time Goes By 2 October 2015 Dear readers, One year of letters—the concept sounds finite, but from the start I knew our project would not, nor could not, truly be finite. I always expected it to continue beyond the … Continue reading
Alone- Sigurd – 08/25/15
Alone-Sigurd Elleflaadt Tuesday 25 August 2015 Dear Reader- Sweet Grecy is gone. Saturday night she boarded a plane with her mother, and both were whisked off into the air. My precious daughter Samantha is with her cousin in Orange County. … Continue reading
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Tagged aloneness, life, love, The power of love, unconditional love, wife
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The Wonder of It — Sigurd – 6/9/2015
The Wonder of It Tuesday 9 June 2014 Sam is about to finish her first year of classes here in California. She is looking forward to the adventure that will be summer. Six of us, counting myself, the head wrangler, … Continue reading
Fifty Cent Piece: Random Thoughts on Money and Time — Colleen – 4/10/2015
“Fifty Cent Piece: Random Thoughts on Money and Time” 10 April 2015 Fifty pennies really weigh down your pocket, and each one was worth a whole lot more in your youth. Back then, if you found one in a parking … Continue reading
Sigurd 3/10/2015 – Everything Changes
“Everything Changes” Tuesday 10 March 2015 Here I sit, 2am, narcotic thoughts dueling in my brain—raging brutes who shriek lies in shrill tones that ricochet round the interior of my skull like .223 high-velocity-full-metal-jacket-rounds. My body, too, shrieks—twitches—squirms—pleads for relief. … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic pain, life, love, narcotics, quitting cold turkey, withdrawal
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One Year of Letters 