Victory Mail
Ah, that’s right, history! Of late, I’ve been caught up in the love story and the storytelling aspect of this blog. Let’s do some more general historical investigation. In the … Continue reading
It is better to have loved and lost
This letter was written the day before Sylvia wrote the letter that you read in the last post. I pondered, today, the role of these letters and how they documented … Continue reading
October 21, 1944
Alex darling – Your mother paid me a surprise visit tonight, and then in came Anna and Edward. It was pleasant to have company this rainy night. this note will … Continue reading
Storytelling
Last night I went to see The Moth Grand Slam at BB King’s Blues Club in midtown Manhattan. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, The Moth is … Continue reading
Records: public and private
Is everyone concerned with fading into nothingness? I’m taking a brief respite to address why I decided to make this project something public. I believe that this process of reading … Continue reading
She will never pass into nothingness
*** I wanted to let this stand on its own so my commentary will follow soon. Sylvia may have gotten immortality as her yearbook picture caption but the girl below … Continue reading
What’s genetics got to do with it?
Motherhood is, in the end, one of the most tangible ways to leave your mark on the world. Your children represent parts of you regardless of whether they carry on … Continue reading
Mommy says we have to be practical not beautiful.
Sometimes Sylvia wrote to Alex as a wife and sometimes she wrote as a mother. This is a letter from 1945 that Sylvia wrote out in the voice of Adrienne … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! I really mean that. I like to think that I refrain from giving in to commercially based holidays but once they arrive I can’t help but get swept up in … Continue reading
A tremendous weakness for the pen
Let’s back up a few years. Alex and Sylvia were married in late 1941. Alex was a union organizer for the New York City sanitation workers and for the Russian … Continue reading
