A biography, by definition, is an account of someone's life written by someone else. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. This book is a compilation of scans (photocopies) of all the letters anyone ever wrote to me in my life, starting in the 60’s until present day. It also includes all the newspaper clippings, report cards, greeting cards, postcards, etc. Some are from friends, some from my grandparents, some from my aunt, but the most important ones are from my folks (parents) and the lessons they tried to teach me and get through my thick skull. Some of the authors are passed, some I was lucky enough to find and connect with on social. Some of the letters have adorable artwork, remember when we did that? Most say “write me!” Some are blurred and “melted” from time and illegible but I included them anyway. When the original Star Trek came out I used to cut the blurbs out of the TV Guide and paste them in my diary. You can call me the original Trekkie. Since there are so many during the course of my life, I will release them by decade and hope you find them interesting (enough?) to keep reading! They are all about things a lifetime ago. Besides writing we also read. And some of us could actually spell. There were no devices back then in the olden days to distract us. Enjoy and I hope you will chuckle as you read.
A biography, by definition, is an account of someone's life written by someone else. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. This book is a compilation of scans (photocopies) of all the letters anyone ever wrote to me in my life, starting in the 60’s until present day. It also includes all the newspaper clippings, report cards, greeting cards, postcards, etc. Some are from friends, some from my grandparents, some from my aunt, but the most important ones are from my folks (parents) and the lessons they tried to teach me and get through my thick skull. Some of the authors are passed, some I was lucky enough to find and connect with on social. Some of the letters have adorable artwork, remember when we did that? Most say “write me!” Some are blurred and “melted” from time and illegible but I included them anyway. When the original Star Trek came out I used to cut the blurbs out of the TV Guide and paste them in my diary. You can call me the original Trekkie. Since there are so many during the course of my life, I will release them by decade and hope you find them interesting (enough?) to keep reading! They are all about things a lifetime ago. Besides writing we also read. And some of us could actually spell. There were no devices back then in the olden days to distract us. Enjoy and I hope you will chuckle as you read
When We Wrote Letters: The Sixties, Vol. 1 is a nostalgic time capsule of handwritten connection. Long before texts, emails, and social media, communication meant pen, paper, and the thrill of opening a letter. This unique volume gathers decades of scanned letters, postcards, report cards, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and other keepsakes sent to author Sheri Smith from the 1960s onward.
Some messages came from friends, grandparents, and an aunt. Others (the most meaningful) are from her parents, full of lessons they tried to instill in their strong-willed daughter. A few notes are decorated with charming artwork; others are blurred by time yet still included, preserving their spirit. You’ll even find TV Guide blurbs cut out and pasted into diaries during the original Star Trek era, proof that Sheri was a Trekkie before the term existed.
Each page is a window into another era, one where we read more, wrote more, and could actually spell. These pieces capture humor, love, longing, and everyday life “in the olden days” — and they remind us of the joy of human connection in its most personal form.
This is the first in a planned series released by decade, each volume chronicling a lifetime told through ink and paper. Dive in, smile, and maybe even chuckle as you rediscover a world that once was.
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