Sept 21, 1943 Alex to Sylvia: “I hope you won’t develop some of those yenta attitudes, you know how I hate that.”
Sometimes the tones of these letters are so strikingly different because they keep getting the wires crossed (literally). Sylvia last wrote to Alex to say how thrilled and excited she … Continue reading
Sept 19, 1943, Al Kotin (Sylvia’s Brother) to Sylvia “Where’s my sense of humor gone to? Woe is me – Al ”
Today we have a letter from Sylvia’s brother Al Kotin to Sylvia. The somewhat morose tone highlights just how optimistic Alex’s letters sound in comparison. After the war, Al became … Continue reading
Dearly Beloved S.O.B.!
Happy holidays! Today we’ve got a letter from the strange liminal week between Christmas and New Years. This letter from Sylvia is great because it’s interrupted by some visiting neighbors … Continue reading
Think of all the ugly things about me
I love that in this letter Sylvia warns Alex not to idealize her. She has imposter syndrome about her relationship! It’s an interesting side effect of correspondence and prolonged absence: … Continue reading
Why should I develop those horrible bourgeois traits!
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, in honor of the chaotic consumerism that is Black Friday, we have a letter from Sylvia written the week after Thanksgiving expressing some jealousy of her neighbor’s … Continue reading
Thursday will now be a word of magic for me
Happy Thursday! Here’s a sweet letter from Sylvia who sounds a bit giddy from playing with Adrienne and having talked to (in her words, “kibbutzed”) with neighbors all day long. … Continue reading
Democracy over Fascism: “I hope you haven’t neglected sending in your ballot”
Yesterday I, like millions other Americans, cast my ballot in the midterm elections and then waited anxiously into the evening for the results to roll in. With this year’s Supreme … Continue reading
New Post, Old Topic!
Greetings, readers! Thank you for your patience while I got through my exams. I’m excited to have them behind me and to finally be able to revisit my own work … Continue reading
It’s not as classy
Darling Sweetheart, This the stationery I mentioned I had ordered for myself and your mother about three or four months ago. It was delivered just the other day. It’s not … Continue reading
I Hope I’ll Do Well
My computer is back in hand and we can continue our time traveling! Let’s take a trip back to the fall or winter of 1943. The last letter you saw … Continue reading
