RoseLee and I spent the rest of the afternoon planning out how she was going to find out about Ron. She had already contacted their high school to see if the Alumni committee had any information on his whereabouts. They had, but their last address was 30 years old and the more recent invitations had [...]
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RoseLee – Letters From the Pacific part 2
Posted: 11th August 2009 by ê¿ê in Classy StuffTags: fiction, Short Story
Image via Wikipedia October 10, 1944 My Dearest RoseLee, Thank you so much for the cookies and socks you sent me. The cookies didn’t last long with this bunch, but you know I managed to save some for myself — couldn’t let the guys get all your goodies! The socks will come in handy. You [...]
RoseLee — Letters From the Pacific
Posted: 6th August 2009 by ê¿ê in Classy StuffTags: Guadalcanal, The Sullivans, World War II
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During our afternoon of tea and cookies, RoseLee brought out a small packet of letters. They were all in envelopes with a red and blue striped edge and “Air Mail” on them. The letters were written on paper so thin you could almost see through it. The handwriting was neat and almost calligraphic in style. [...]
I first met RoseLee playing Lexulous on Facebook. Sharing a love of word games brought us into conversations about other things and finally, to sharing where we lived. Imagine my surprise to find that she is 87 years young and lives in a retirement community in a city close by! I resolved to meet this [...]
