With only a few days to go, we need to make a plan for Valentines Day. Flowers, chocolates, diamonds? Well, here’s a simpler idea- how about a love letter? Young or old, everyone appreciates them. And I’m talking about the real deal with pen to paper. Emails don’t quite do it. Even the millennials prefer […]
Love Letters on Broadway
September 21, 2014 What a joy it is to discover A.R. Gurney’s play: “Love Letters” is being performed on Broadway, starring Mia Farrow and Brian Dennehy. It opened just last Thursday and will feature a rotating cast of stars. I saw this play performed at The James Blackstone Memorial Library back in 2011, and have been […]
Tips for Writing Love Letters
Tips for Writing Love Letters Create atmosphere- To focus your attention on the person you are writing to, eliminate distractions. Give yourself the space to discover how you feel. Bring them to mind with a photograph or some memento, and, then have a conversation with them on the page. Be natural. Content- Think about what […]
Why (writing) letters still matter
August 5, 2013 I have thought about this subject at length, and have written a variety of drafts to explain “Why letters still matter.” Basically, at the end of the day, when all of our gadgets have been shut off, we are still just human. Yep, we’re human beings with all those messy uncomfortable feelings […]
Juicy Gossip & other tidbits…
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 17, 2013…This has been a very tough week. All my best intentions were sidetracked due to the aftermath of last week’s blizzard. The roads around New Haven were narrow making parking nearly impossible. Delivering the mail under such conditions was painstaking, sidewalks were not clear and I had to weave in and out […]
“Letters from the Heart”
February 20, 2012 With Valentine’s Day behind us, I’d like to expand the energy and talk about “Letters from the Heart.” These could be love letters, letters of appreciation, affection, encouragement, gratitude, friendship, and even sympathy…Now, we can discuss a connection mindset without the backdrop of a commercially motivated holiday. “Letters from the Heart” are always love […]
“I feel like a true lover when I’m writing you.”
February 5, 2012 …..If you need any incentive to inspire you to get going on those Valentines, here it is- Love Letters is a play celebrating a love story which takes place almost exclusively with pen and paper. Love Letters also offers the most eloquent argument, I have ever read, for the value of good old fashioned […]
Heartfelt Expressions
September 10, 2011 As the anniversary of 9/11/01 approaches, I recall the spontaneous shrines the families and friends of the victims erected to honor their loved ones and give expression to their enormous grief. Many images contained handwritten notes with drawings and photos. Many were love letters, thank you notes, and goodbyes. Some wrote prayers for hope and courage. […]
Letters as history
August 28, 2011 Abagail and John Adams wrote over 1200 letters to each other over the course of 60 years- from their 6 year long courtship till John’s retirement from politics. These letters give us a very personal history of a marriage enduring alongside America’s revolutionary beginnings. What a marvelous resource these intimate letters are […]