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.
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2270 South Vine
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Letter 36 01/26/1953 The Last Letter: Towels, Typewriters, and Trevett v. Whedon
Show Notes: January 26th, 1953 — Joyce’s final surviving letter to Earl feels like a bridge between girlhood and the woman she’s becoming. For the first time, she’s typing — “holed up in the library using the free typewriter” — her w...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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Letter 35 01/18/1953 The Apology Letter
Show Notes: January 18th, 1953 — Joyce’s tone softens in this deeply emotional letter, one that begins with laundry, dorm fights, and small domestic details but quickly turns into something much more vulnerable. This is her apology —...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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Letter 34 01/14/1953 Ballerina Dishes and Bach
Show Notes: January 14th, 1953 — Joyce writes in a mood of calm domestic rhythm, the kind that hums between winter lessons, laundry, and longing. She’s just finished a piano lesson — one piece memorized, six pages of Bach still ahead...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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Letter 33 01/13/1953 Symphony Tickets and Smoked Herring
Show Notes: January 13th, 1953 — Joyce’s world is equal parts chaos, comedy, and contemplation. She begins with gossip from home: her engagement announcement with Earl has made it into print — badly. The photo is grainy, the wording ...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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6:57
Letter 32 01/12/1953 Too Good to Be True
Show Notes: January 12th, 1953 — Joyce writes from Denver with a head full of possibilities and a heart full of longing. Her letter to Earl begins with cautious excitement — two potential organist positions, one at the university cha...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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5:26