Daily Archives: November 18, 2020

xiii A week and a half later, the mailbox outside our beach-side rental in Menemsha on the Vineyard finally held, not a letter, but a thick manilla envelope addressed to me. I’d written Mike as soon as we got there, … Continue reading →

viii The next Wednesday after dinner, Lisa yelled up the stairs while I was finishing my Math homework. “Janie!! Phone!” I opened the door and padded down to pick up. We had two phones, one at the base of the … Continue reading →

v That Friday, the basketball team headed off to its usual drubbing at the regional tournament – two losses, and they’d be out. Probably by Saturday night. The band and cheerleaders had gathered a crowd on the steps outside the … Continue reading →

 LOVE RHYMES An Imagined Memoir by Al Truscott Author’s Note …About a year ago, I came into possession of some artifacts – a diary, letters, poems, scientific papers, an obituary – documenting the life of someone who came of age … Continue reading →

…About a year ago, I came into possession of some artifacts – a diary, letters, poems, scientific papers, an obituary – documenting the life of the person who inspired the main character of this book. Looking through them, I began … Continue reading →