In the middle of October of 2001, mom replied to an email about a news article I’d sent her in late August of that year. The news article — about the benefits of breastfeeding — has disappeared from its original location, but can still be found on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. (And that makes […]
Good Lord, mom loved jokes. She forwarded me so many when she first got an email address. I’m cleaning out my Inbox and found this one she emailed me on July 14, 2001: Divorce News An elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but […]
When I was a kid I had a rolltop desk that I adored. It had been mom’s when she was a kid and is one of the only pieces of furniture that could be considered an heirloom in our family. (I’m pretty sure that desk is now in a storage unit in Florida with what’s […]
Towards the end of April 2001, I emailed mom a link to a fake news story at Über.nu titled Local Man Dies of Everything His Mother Ever Worried About. She replied a few days later with: Verrrrrry Funnnny! Apparently, he didn’t actually listen to his mother. See what you have avoided over the years!!! […]
In late April of 2001 my mom sent the following email to the graduate coordinator of the sociology department at the University of Florida. I have no idea if she ever received a response. I know it’s really late to apply for the fall program, but I am interested in a Masters degree in Sociology […]
My mother sent me this email, with the subject line “get those flight arrangements to me”: So, my love, Here goes. Hope this works. Sorry it’s not a literary gem, but I’m beat. Long, hard day. Speaking of Easter, I’m not sure where we’ll be having Easter dinner – which does not mean to make […]
On a late Saturday afternoon in the Fall, a year before 9/11, my mother sent me the following email, with the subject line “my new email address”: Ta Da! If you have received this epistle, I am connected to Earthlink and somehow sending email through Outlook. I think. Anyway, save the address. Changing isps is […]
In which mom tries to make me feel better
Notes before graduation
In which mom deals with drama at work