I found this letter a few weeks ago in an estate sale. The envelope is the most interesting part and is so weird! I’m having a hard time reading the actual letter but have included it for anyone interested. -Erin



Do. I. Stutter?

An embarrassingly long time ago, I found a couple of old school autograph books at a sale. 

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One is from the mid ‘30s and the other is from the mid '40s. I started browsing through them and the one from the '30s seemed normal enough. 

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But then, in the '40s, Bertha seemed to face some hurdles. Specifically, speech hurdles. 

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These “autographs” sort of crushed my soul! I know I am a Terrible Person, but all I could think of was Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club, shouting “DO I STUTTER?” into Emilio Estevez’s ear. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, here you go. Thanks to Adam for loopin’ that up for me. 

-Sarah