Love Letters From a Mid-Century Misanthrope (in Chronological Order)

I bought a box of early 1960s college love letters written by a very grumpy college boy at a flea market and decided to transcribe them (with commentary) for my nosiest friends. Here’s every last one:

• Sept. 26, 1960: The Box of Love Letters

• Sept. 1960: Russ’s Class Schedule

• Oct. 1, 1960: Mein Leiben Schatzchen

• October 3, 1960: Russ is a Cantankerous Chemistry Nerd

• Oct. 4, 1960: Russ Hates His Room-Mate

• Oct. 12, 1960: Russ Doesn’t Like Chemistry and We Don’t Know What Happened at Homecoming

• Oct. 13, 1960: Russ Hates Rock and Roll

• Oct. 13, 1960: Dear Femme Fatale (Russ Hates Red China)

• Oct. 14, 1960: Russ Hates Stationery

• Oct. 14, 1960: Russ Hates Communism, Feminism and Mob Rule

• Oct. 15, 1960: Russ LOVES Football and Karen (and Lord Byron)

• October 17, 1960: Russ is a Noble Cynic

• October 19, 1960: Throwing Darts at Monkeys

• Oct. 22, 1960: What Married Men Know

• Oct. 23, 1960: Russ Hates Feminism

• Oct. 24, 1960: A Real Short and A Little Sweet Love Letter

• Love Letters Interlude: Karen's Hostessing Duties at St. Xaviers

• October 25, 1960: Poetry, Mean Girls and Karen

• October 27, 1960: Russ vs. the Volcano

• November 5, 1960: Now This Is a Love Letter

• *November 6, 1960: The Trouble with Rosemary

• November 21, 1960: FOMO is Real and Existed in 1960

• November 28, 1960: Thanksgiving Vacation Feels Like an impossible Dream

• November 29, 1960: Playing Possum

• November 30, 1960: Being Bad Feels Pretty Good

• December 3, 1960: The Lone Psychiatrist of 1960

• December 5, 1960: What would you do with a million dollars?

• December 8, 1960: Shopping for Men’s Wear in 1960 (FUN FACT: I published a couple of these out of order!)

• December 9, 1960: Love Letter from a Mid-Century Misanthrope

• December 10, 1960: Cigarette Machines and Puppet Shows

• December 13, 1960: Real Short and a Little Grumpy

• January 5, 1961: And Just Like That ... It's 1961

• January 8, 1961: Instant Boneless Non-Fat Dry Milk

• January 12, 1961: Wish You Were Here

• January 13, 1961: Are your friends inspirational enough?

• January 13, 1961: Long Distance Relationships Suck

• January 14, 1961: Adderall for All

• January 18, 1961: Here Comes Your 19th Nervous Breakdown

• January 18, 1961, Cont: Dr. Nicotine at the Crystal Milk Palace

• April 13, 1961: Spring Break in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains

• Sept. 9, 1961: LOVE LETTER PLOT TWIST

• Sept. 12, 1961: Love and a Side of Architecture

• Sept. 14, 1961: Sweater Weather

• September 18, 1961: Russ Turns to Life of Crime

• September 22, 1961: Less Suggestive Than It Sounds

• Sept. 24, 1961: An Emotional Ketchup Burst

• September 25, 1961: A Letter from the Cannes Film Festival of 1961

• October 5, 1961: Russ Discovers the Sweet Mystery of Life

• October 8, 1961: Homesick to Sick of Home

• October 10, 1961: He’s Got a Cold in His Nose

• Oct. 19, 1961: Short, Sweet and Desperate

• October 30, 1961: Petty Goals

• October 30, 1961, part 2: For THIS mortals may well wait

• October 31, 1961: Communing with Great Philosophers

• November 1, 1961: Plato and Mr. Stevens

• November 2, 1961: Who doesn't love (letter) a double entendre?

• Undated: A Curious Interlude

• November 12, 1961: Who's Pregnant, Who's Weird, Who's Ready

• November, 15, 1961: The Last Train to Clarksville

• December 2, 1961: The Stars Align

• December 4, 1961: Bullet Train

• December 11, 1961: I feel attacked

• December 12, 1961: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

• January 15, 1962: The Final Love Letter