![]() Austin American-Statesman | Pen pals since 1949 meet up for the first time Austin American-Statesman They've also talked on the phone several times, such as after Sept. 11 and last year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Yoshiko Oguchi, 75, and Joan Otto, 79, have been pen pals for 63 years. They had tried to get together before but only met for the ... |
![]() The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) | Di Ionno: A fallen Marine's headstone replaced, a lover's heart left unmended The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) It is the perfect metaphor for this story, because the broken heart belongs to the girl he left behind, the girl who loved him as she grew old alone, the girl who loved him till the day she died. Kenny Brown was a Montclair boy, so moved by the attack ... |
![]() The Millions | A Goofy State of Mind: My Grandmother's Letters from Martha Gellhorn The Millions Both women were devoted writers of vivid missives. Gellhorn's pen pals included Eleanor Roosevelt, the editor Maxwell Perkins, HG Wells, her husband (later, ex-) Ernest Hemingway, and other luminaries. The housewife whom she was addressing, ... |
![]() Library Journal | “Out” on the Shelves: 26 Graphic Novels for Pride Month 2012 Library Journal Volume 2 sees the reappearance of his little girl's mom, and new complications to this blended parenting. This may appeal to fans of the heterosexual drama/comedy, Bunny Drop. Bechdel, Alison. Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama. Houghton Mifflin. 2012. |
Young talent ignites festival Burnaby Now At the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, you can see Pen Pals: Luke Ramsey and Islands Fold. Ramsey is one of the founding members of Islands Fold, an artist residency on Pender Island. He has collaborated with more than 100 different artists to ... |



