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Entries from December 2009

After the Melee

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Colorful and crumpled balled paper floor covering. Sweeping feet and arms, he clears a path to the sofa. The ultimate gift: a nap.

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Christmas in film: Fanny and Alexander (1982)

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Uncle Carl knows a clever little trick with candles, and he’s going to show it to the children.

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Richard to Alice: 25 December 1944 (letter 2)

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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Under the Tree

December 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Thin, flat, square: record album. Large, circular, centerless: hula hoop. Envelope: money.

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Richard to Alice: 25 December 1944 (letter 1)

December 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is the day….Christmas Day 1944. My first Christmas out of Indiana and our first Christmas – you in Indiana and me thousands of miles away.

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Stuffed. Wrapped. Regifted.

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Dirty Santa office party spoils: one bright red sock monkey. Anonymous gift on neighbors’ porch swing: one bright red sock monkey.

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Protected: Mae to Booker: 24 June 1931

December 23rd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Sentinels

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Gliding silently, the satellites record the planet, its ice floes, coral reefs and Conestoga wagon trails, and harbor no judgment.

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Protected: Booker to Mae: 20 June 1931

December 21st, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Protected: Mae to Booker: 15 June 1931

December 20th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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