Venture Boldly
Every Thursday a forgotten voice comes back to life. Vintage postcards, First Day Issue letters, and handwritten correspondence from decades past told through the eyes of someone who found them.
A letter landed in my hands dated September 9, 1969. Simple enough — until I flipped to the envelope and found two separate postmarks staring back at me. One said Washington, DC. The other said Moon Landing, July 20, 1969. Right beside it, stamped in red ink, an astronaut frozen mid-step onto another world. I … Read more
Reading this letter made me conscious about many things that Rexford was able to share. It caught me off guard because him saying “Speaking for myself, at least, they have served to add several cubits to the stature of my knowledge regarding the good old U.S.A.” For this one particular one, although he had lots … Read more
The opening alone made me realized even way back then, California was not only crowded but the current government system are full of corruption. It made me realize some things about how a State runs never really change, then or now. Duke came to mind as he did traveled on multiple occasions, and did radio … Read more
