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Vacancy: NYC & New England, March 2007

missmelissasweat wrote 3 weeks ago: Had these photos from this trip I took in 2007… was inspired a couple days ago in the early a. … more →

Tags: Art, Photo, Travel, central park, holga, homemade art, Massachusetts, New York City, Northampton

The Grim Reaper of Shellac

missmelissasweat wrote 1 month ago: Originally written May 15, 2008 “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” crooned Bing Crosby. “Hallelujah, I’ … more →

Tags: Music, People, Philosophy, Stories, record collecting record collector KRE radio berkeley s

Letter to my mother from Annie Lou Overton, 28 years later

ruthrawls wrote 1 month ago: April 1963 Page 2 Page 3 of 3 322 Union Avenue, S.E. Grand Rapids 6, Michigan 4-6-63 Dear Evelyn,    … more →

Tags: The Fam, Packett, Rawls, Tennessee

Letter to "Polly" Packett, 12/20/19352 comments

ruthrawls wrote 1 month ago: Polly Packett Dearest Evelyn L.C.H.S.  12/20/’35 Dearest Evelyn, I’m in no mood for stud … more →

Tags: The Fam, Packett, Tennessee

Versus

missmelissasweat wrote 1 month ago: Originally written Sunday, August 11, 2008. I wasn’t planning on watching the Olympics, but I … more →

Tags: People, Philosophy, Politics, 2008, bush, .:*Conflict*:., Georgia, iraq, Michael Phelps

The Letters in the Antique Trunk3 comments

trailerparkqueen wrote 2 months ago: I’ve done my best to put these in chronological order using the clues in the context. They wer … more →

Tags: 1899, 1899 harvest, 20th century love, antique letters, corn harvest, daller, Ephemera, Freeta Young, glen elder kansas

Letter from Elizabeth "Betsy" Boling Gamble to her daughter Susan "Susie" Gamble Davis, Feb. 22, 18822 comments

ruthrawls wrote 2 months ago: Knoxville, Tenn                 Feb. 22, 1882 Mrs. S. J. Davis Dear Daughter I take the present oppo … more →

Tags: The Fam, Historical Issues, Tennessee, Gamble, Knoxville, Arkansas, Davis, boling

Letter from Elizabeth "Libbie" Gamble Cochran to sister Martha "Mattie" Gamble Rhea, Sept. 5th, 18802 comments

ruthrawls wrote 2 months ago: The letter begins on the right side Pages 2 & 3. Scroll back up to the first image for page 4 - … more →

Tags: The Fam, Historical Issues, Tennessee, Gamble, Knoxville, TN

World Upside-Down

cmk wrote 5 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       Speaking of the devil, but not the same one, you’ll never … more →

Tags: Nothing, surprise, Travel

Souls like words, lost upon the winds of history

cmk wrote 6 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       I’m enamored of the prose that characterizes past ages. The let … more →

Tags: change, Ramble, Love, Literature

Dear Alice.

cmk wrote 7 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       I’ve been staring at the phone, knowing I should call you and y … more →

Tags: pensive, change, Life, time

If history repeats itself

cmk wrote 7 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       Today was a perfect day for a little bit of Spring cleaning. Ma … more →

Tags: Dreams, Love, HOPE

Old Duplicates

cmk wrote 9 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       I tend to keep duplicates of handwritten letters I send. It’s n … more →

Tags: pensive, Observation, death, secrets

The Gift of Time

cmk wrote 10 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       My sister sent a letter about my niece opening the gift I sent … more →

Tags: pensive, HOPE, Family

72 Things1 comment

cmk wrote 11 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       I found my copy of a list I sent to you in March 2007. I can … more →

Tags: Nothing, Memories, Lists

Postcard from the Past

etxmay wrote 11 months ago: I have recently become interested  in who some of my ancestors were.  Fortunately, I knew great-gran … more →

Tags: History, ancestry

Long Lost Letters

cmk wrote 11 months ago: Dear Long Lost.       Last night I was reading some letters Nick wrote to me in 1997. … more →

Tags: pensive, Love, Memories

Love letters from the seventies.2 comments

drunkinarowboat wrote 1 year ago: So the other week when my mom and I went to visit my grandmother we came home with a lot of loot. Mo … more →

Tags: Relationships, Love, Life, Family, high school love, 1970s, love in the 70s, Love Letters, parents past

PRACTICE -- Flannel Sheets - 15min3 comments

QuoinMonkey wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been preoccupied the last few weeks. By the time my head hits the flannel sheets, I am ou … more →

Tags: Personal, Practice, Family, Nature, memoir, Dreams, Animals & Critters, Topic Writing, death


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