Archive for October 2025

ln January 1930, as the Roaring Twenties drew to a close and the Great Depression loomed just months away, a boarding school student named Alura counted down the final days until she could see her mother again. What follows is a lively letter full of train schedules, basketball scores, and the delightful drama of not being invited to the formal Cabaret—which she insists doesn’t bother her one bit.