Editor’s Note: We read this column by Geoff Calkins and thought it was such a wonderful article and obviously so appropriate for today, Mother’s Day, that we wanted to share it with our readers.
It was published May 8 on TheDailyMemphian.com and the reason we saw it is that Geoff is the brother of one of our readers, who lives in Old Lyme, Ellen Calkins.
Ellen had posted the link to Geoff’s column on her Facebook page and we asked if we could share it on LymeLine.com. We now have her, and through her, Geoff’s, permission to publish, so do take a minute to enjoy this remarkable article, which begins:
It’s just one line, in one of dozens of letters I’ve kept. The letter isn’t dated, but it’s from a long time ago.
“Why don’t you go to journalism school?”
I wound up leaving the law and going to journalism school.
So, thanks, Mom!
The nine Calkins kids will all join in on a Zoom call with Mom Saturday. It’s something we’ve done since the pandemic began. But before there was Zoom, there was another form of long-distance communication. The letter. My Mom is the best letter-writer I have ever known …