Tag Archives: love
Steers–Queers–And Other Worthy Souls – Sigurd – 3/31/2015
Steers—Queers—And Other Worthy Souls Tuesday 31 March 2015 So—what am I to make of this? “Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Makes me wonder about Indiana and the … Continue reading
Lost In The Equation – Sig – 3/24/2015
Lost In The Equation Tuesday 24 March 2015 Dear Ann, I’m writing this letter with no expectation of a reply. I just want to send my best wishes for a happy and joyful birthday. On the day of your birth … Continue reading
Colleen 3/13/ 2015 – You Can’t Give Them Back
“You Can’t Give Them Back” 13 March 2015 I am incensed this week about a case in the national news, the one about adoptive parents “rehoming” little girls whom, against all professional advice, they had insisted on adopting. To me, … 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
Colleen 2/27/2015 – Il Mio Tesoro
“Il Mio Tesoro” 27 February 2015 Dear Colleen, She’s your last baby and she’s turning into a petite little lady. Words can’t describe the force of your love. Eleven years ago today, you lay in a hospital bed thinking, “I’m … Continue reading
Sigurd 2/24/2015 – To Whom It May Concern
Tuesday 24 February 2015 To Whom It May Concern: Spent the past two weeks wondering if I should give up this letter writing business. Maybe just toss it aside and let somebody else pick up the slack. I am sure … Continue reading
Kerry 2/23/15 Froggy Valentine
2/23/15 To Kerry, the ever bemused, My littlest gave me a card that professed his love and a foil-wrapped, crown-wearing, milk chocolate frog for Valentine’s Day. “Did you give me a frog prince, my darling?” I asked. “No, Momma. It … Continue reading
Amanda 2/18/15 Reconnecting
2/18/15 Dear A: You’d hoped to type write this message while sitting under a beach umbrella, surrounded by an expanse of white sand and turquoise ocean. You had planned to paint a dazzling picture: the water an assemblage of prisms … Continue reading
Colleen 2/13/2014 – The Tingler
13 February 2015 By the time my parents marked their 20th wedding anniversary in 1984, they had weathered tornadoes, hurricanes, and several major moves. By the time I marked mine, my marriage was dead. There’s no formula for success, no … Continue reading
Sigurd 2/10/2015 – The Good Son
Tuesday 10 February 2015 For a week I have lived on the brink of despair, overpowered by physical pain, overwhelmed with connected emotions, and though not thinking of leaving this earth, of withdrawing into the particular corner where I have … Continue reading
One Year of Letters 