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Copyright 2014 Still Waters Publishing, LLC.
The authors in this collection retain and hold their individual and respective rights to their pieces.
Published by Still Waters Publishing, LLC.
Published in ebook format, January 2014
EPUB Version
ISBN-10: 1-62566-039-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-62566-039-8
This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork herein is prohibited.
Cover art by Paul Beeley of Create Imaginations. createimaginations.co.uk
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Introduction
Love letter - what phrase conjures up more intense feelings than that simple phrase? Most of us have received a love letter. Many of us have written a love letter. Some of those letters were tucked away in the bottom of a drawer. Others were ripped to shreds or destroyed in symbolic flames. Whatever their fate, the one characteristic all love letters share is their raw and intense honesty. When we are declaring our love to another, we are speaking straight from the heart. Such words are precious because they capture a true moment in time. Whether a love lasts or not, in that moment, those words are real and sincere.
Last year, when the talented women writers of Indie Chicks were thinking about the subject of our next anthology, Barbara Silkstone came up with the idea of a compilation of love letters. Immediately, we all responded with enthusiasm. But what kind of love letters should be included in this anthology? There are many kinds of love letters - sweet and innocent; frank and honest; torrid and steamy; or sad and full of regret. What type of letters should we include in such a book? We tossed around some ideas and eventually came up with this one - Lost Love Letters. These are the long-overdue love letters we never got around to writing. The recipient might be a first love, a child, a parent, a favorite aunt, or the one that got away. The subject was wide open, and the instruction was simple - pour your heart out. And so we did.
I hope you enjoy these letters. Be prepared to smile and remember your own loves. Be prepared to glimpse into the hearts of many women. Be prepared to cry.
And, when you are finished, nothing could make us happier than if you took the time to write your own Lost Love Letter. The best time to share love is always now.
Cheryl Shireman
Creator of the Indie Chicks Anthologies and Indie Chicks Café
Visit us at indiechickscafe.com
If you do write a letter, stop by the “Café” and tell us about it!