The Letter
Mid-October 2024 The Letter by Wayne Carson; changes by Debra Milligan Give me a ticket for an airplane I don’t have time to take a fast...
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Sep 19
Division of Labor
19 September 2024 I am not referring to the huge divide between Teamsters rank-and-file and management. I wish to speak of the always...
Sep 11
The Independent
11 September 2024 In political terms, I’m an independent, or, more precisely, I am independent. That label has brought to me no end of...
Jun 11
At the End of a Rainbow
June 2024 Au bout de l’arc-en-ciel Musique par Jimmy Krondes, paroles originales par Sid Jacobson ; traduction par Debra Milligan Au bout...
May 14
Glorious Stuff
Graduation Day 2024 One of my earliest literary works appeared in the GW Forum of an autumn that I’d long wished to forget, but I now...
May 7
New Laptop Day
7 May 2024 It has happened again, according to Dear Husband. I’ve worn out another keyboard. Actually, it’s the touchpad that’s gone...
Apr 23
Lemons Out of Lemonade
23 April 2024 As I put on this lovely scarf this morning, two thoughts occurred to me: 1 — It’s safe now to wear a scarf; there’s no fear...
Mar 29
Cry
April 2024 Cry by Churchill Kolman If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye It’s no secret you’ll feel better if you cry. When waking...
Mar 25
Whisky Tango Foxtrot
Spring 2024 I strenuously try to avoid uttering, or even thinking, profanity. I’ve been around sailors, and non-sailors, who could, and...
Mar 1
Too Literal?
1 March 2024 I recently had to attempt navigating a multiple-choice gauntlet to get past an online security wall. I flunked the digital...
Feb 7
L-O-V-E
Valentine’s Day 2024 L-O-V-E Music by Bert Kaempfert, with lyrics by Milt Gabler L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I...
Jan 25
D for Determined
February 2024 It’s been almost five years since I wrote the essay, “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” and posted it in Continuing Composition....
Jan 19
Tea Anyone?
20 January 2024 From the autumn of 2008 until the autumn of 2012, I was laser-beam focused on plowing ahead with my life, and with the...
Oct 28, 2023
Black is the Colour
November 2023 Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair Traditional Scottish Song Black, black, black is the colour of my true love’s...
Sep 11, 2023
Always
12 September 2023 Always Irving Berlin I’ll be loving you, always with a love that’s true always. When the things you’ve planned need a...
Aug 19, 2023
School's In, Mr. Palmer
19 August 2023 To a writer, the art of the letter means many things: the art of letter-writing; the art of using letters to write; the...
Dec 31, 2019
L-o-v-e Themes - Modern Dating Lingo
Year's End 2019 Decades ago, I watched the Perry Mason Revival Movie series. Perry Mason returned, but the theme song got a bit mangled...
Jun 24, 2018
The Art of The Letter
Summer (2018) of Love I place great stock upon letter-writing. It’s a joy and a means of confiding to a person outside of myself the...
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