2270 South Vine
Come with me as I meet my Mother through this series of letters, she died when I was 6 months old and this is my very first real glimpse into her world, who she was, who she wanted to be and how she loved my Father.
A collection of 36 letters hand written by my Mother Joyce at University of Denver and sent to my Father Earl at University of Colorado Boulder when they were first engaged in 1952. The letters span from September 1952 - January 1953. My Mother died from Breast Cancer in 1971 at the age of 40. The original language of the letters is read intact to maintain the integrity of the authenticity of her words, 1952 is a very different time culturally and economically.
Podcasting since 2025 • 23 episodes
2270 South Vine
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Letter 22 11/25/1952 Sex Education, Soapboxes, and Slow Days
Show Notes: November 25th, 1952 — Joyce is once again writing from Dr. Shiri’s class, distracted by a student’s clumsy report on sex education, Puritan beliefs, and the meaning of love. Her pencil scrawls between reflections on the r...
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Episode 23
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5:40
Letter 21 11/24/1952 Thanksgiving Week and A+ Dreams
Show Notes: November 24th, 1952 — Joyce beams with pride over an A+ on her genetics exam and looks ahead to Thanksgiving week as a welcome break from the grind. She compares spring vacation dates with Boulder, notes Easter falling on...
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Episode 22
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5:02
Letter 20 11/19/1952 Between Socks, Songs, and Soap Dishes
Show Notes: November 19th, 1952 — Joyce writes to Earl relieved that her genetics test felt “too easy for comfort” and proud of a composition song whose melody came together in under an hour. She worries it might be something she’s h...
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Episode 21
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6:56
Letter 19 11/18/1952 Ink-Stained Hands and Snow-Dusted Pines
Show Notes: November 18th, 1952 — Joyce writes with an inky, leaky pen, alternating between work at the café and outlining chapters for her upcoming genetics test. She muses about headscarves versus earmuffs for the cold, the beauty ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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5:57
Letter 18 11/07/1952 Puppets, Potatoes, and the Core of Everything
Show Notes: November 17th, 1952 — Joyce writes this letter from inside Dr. Shuri’s class, half listening to a heated discussion about replacing algebra, languages, and history with a new “core curriculum” of mental hygiene, family tr...
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Episode 19
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10:20