Earlier this year, my 91-year-old uncle, Allen Porter, was invited to be part of a panel of veterans at a WWII lecture at Fort Snelling. The topic was the liberation of the concentration camps. READ MORE
I will begin with an apology. I did not intend to walk into the bookstore and blurt out the words, “Holy shit!”READ MORE
It might seem strange to say, but since finding Marcel’s letters, it feels as though other letters have found me. This is one such letter, which I recently had translated into English.READ MORE
I’ve seen several old, photo postcards of Berchères-la-Maingot, the village where Marcel’s wife and daughters lived during World War II. Some images show bucolic rural settings, others show the harsh reality of hard-working farm and country folk scratching a living out of the earth. READ MORE
Yesterday, I took a class at the Loft Literary Center taught by the powerhouse writer/instructor Mary Carroll Moore. Mary packed the day with ideas and information on honing craft skills. READ MORE
Recently, someone asked a great question about the font ‘Marcel Script.’ They wondered if Marcel’s original handwritten letters included all of the individual letterforms I needed to create a basic character set.READ MORE
Last weekend, I had the honor of being one of six presenters at the 28th annual Lake Superior Design Retreat sponsored by AIA-Minnesota. READ MORE
As a lover of all things related to old typography, I have to ask: How could I not have known about Jean Giraud Fils before now?!
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During the last couple of weeks, I’ve been double-checking sources cited in the manuscript. READ MORE
Last evening, I attended one of the Dr. Harold Deutsch World War II History Roundtable events at Fort Snelling. READ MORE
December 25, 1944
France
No. 42
My darling wife,
It is Xmas day, and as far as the Army is concerned everything has been done possible to make it pleasantREAD MORE
Dearest Mary,
This evening I felt an occasion to be spent at something other than work, so for the first time in a week I am here in my Nissen Hut before “lights out.”READ MORE