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The Story of Dear Mister Ward Pt 1
Where I discover the catharsis of "mournganizing"
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Songs by the Wayside, Poems By Winding Trails
An introduction to the poetry of Nellie Manley Buck.
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Must Love Strawberries and Pink Nosed Rabbits
The happily ever after ending to a letter from the Lonely Hearts section of Dear Mister Ward
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Smooth Sailing and Sheared Wit
The probably incomplete history of a 1920s complaint letter that went viral and ended up in a book called Dear Mister Ward.
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Relax...Be Natural...Just Talk
Cy Frailey's Better Letter Clinics of the 1930s
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Steel Roofing and a Very Charming Baby
A letter from a mother to Montgomery Ward and their response
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The Trails Gal vs the Super-brain Hunter-Uppers
An introduction to Nellie Manley Buck a female news editor from the 1920s-1940s
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Dear Mister Ward Returns to the Shea Tomorrow!
Advance Tickets Available Until 3pm Tomorrow
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Early Black Friday/Anniversary Sale
Celebrating a year since I mailed out the first copies
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Video of Dear Mister Ward Live at the Shea 7/23/22
A full video recording of the first staged reading of Dear Mister Ward
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Dear Mister Ward: A Year In
Checking in after a year of Dear Mister Ward
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Dear Mister Ward
Dear Mister Ward
The stories behind a collection of letters sent to Montgomery Ward by folks living in the American Heartland from 1932-1942, compiled into the book called "Dear Mister Ward."
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