Tag Archives: love
Eleven — Colleen – 5/29/2015
Eleven 29 May 2015 She saunters down the street, all legs, slicked in sunscreen, her fifth grade class’ tie-dye t-shirt snugged in a neat knot on her small but blossoming hip. It’s Field Day today, and next week only two … Continue reading
Collections — Sigurd – 5/20/2015
Collections Wednesday 20 May 2015 I am a collector of small things. Most I can hold in my palm, but some few are larger. I have a substantial collection of antiquities dating from Paleolithic times that I started long ago. … Continue reading
Dandelions — Kerry – 5/11/2015
Dandelions 11 May 2015 Dear Kerry, While outside enjoying a pleasant afternoon, my son rushed to me, a big grin on his ruddy face. Clutched in his grubby fist was a bouquet that reminded me of gathered sunshine. “For you, … Continue reading
Planting A Garden- Kerry- 4/27/15
Planting a Garden April 27th, 2015 Dear Kerry, I’ve heard planting a garden represents a supreme act of hope, and I believe it. I’ve spent a small fortune and tremendous hours composting to amend the clay in my yard. Flats … Continue reading
Lenzon — Sigurd – 4/21/2015
Lenzon Tuesday 21 April 2015 Harvest is done. Corn and rice dried and bagged and sold. Planting has begun. For Sweet Grecy that starts with about a million and a half liters of water and six hundred kilograms of rice … Continue reading
The Friend Zone — Colleen – 4/17/2015
The Friend Zone 17 April 2015 It’s been a while, but I think I’m finally back in the Friend Zone. Not that one—the other kind: the period of life in which you find yourself with a posse you can hang … Continue reading
Love and Marriage – Elaina – 4/16/15
Love and Marriage April 16th, 2015 Dear Reader- A few days ago, the writers here at OYOL and a few other friends had a spirited discussion about love and marriage. Our youngest member asked a benign question about marriage and … Continue reading
Hello My Darling — Sigurd – 4/14/2015
Hello My Darling Tuesday 14 April 2015 Tucker is in Japan at some university, collaborating with an international group of physicists on the building of a microwave telescope to be placed at 18,000’ elevation in the thin air of the … Continue reading
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter — Sigurd – 4/7/2015
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Tuesday 07 April 2015 A quiet week spent. Sweet Grecy is in the Philippines taking care of business interests. Sam spent time in Orange County with her cousin Maia. I knocked around with ghosts … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 