Indiana, oh Indiana!: World War II Letters: The Things They Carry

Elwood carried the above drawing that Bonnie made in 1944 with him, through the war, until he sent it home in a letter not long before he was discharged from the war.

Welcome!

This blog is primarily for and about Hoosier born-raised-educated writer John Bolinger, directed by Indiana ex-pat Annie River. John, who taught English and writing, in northwest Indiana, for more than 35 years, lives in Centennial, Colorado, with his partner, Jim Richardson. Annie, born and educated in Indiana, has lived in Washington, DC, for more than 35 years. When Annie discovered John's memoir, "All My Lazy Rivers," about his Indiana boyhood, in a tiny, independent bookstore in Washington, DC, their friendship began. Let the dialog begin!

YouTube Excerpts from John Bolinger's Books

See the excerpted chapters from ALL MY LAZY RIVERS, an Indiana Childhood...and COME ON, FLUFFY, THIS AIN'T NO BALLET, a Novel on Coming of Age. John's cousin Cathy Snyder Weber and her husband Felix Weber created the videos. Both books are available on Amazon.com; John's next book COME SEPTEMBER, the Story of a High School Teacher, will be released next fall and also sold at Amazon.

Please watch all my Weber cousins' wonderful videos. On YouTube, type in onecoffeeaweek in the search window, to find their collection of more than 20 YouTube works.

Chapter 12 from ALL MY LAZY RIVERS....My First Crush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzqxJxM9-E

Chapter 18 from ALL MY LAZY RIVERS.....The Easter Bunny...or Revenge of the Baskets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31W0tU0mPs

Chapter 2 from COME ON, FLUFFY, THIS AIN'T NO BALLET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG-X8b2z0o8

Chapter 5 from COME ON, FLUFFY, THIS AIN'T NO BALLET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6p8etKG

October 26, 2011

World War II Letters: The Things They Carry