August 12th, 1956
It's been about a year since my last entry. I just haven't felt like writin' in a while. But I decided to finally pick up the old book and a pen. I don't even know what I want to write about, I just know that I wanna write. Eleanor's doin' fine, Rebecca's alright, and I'm not sure about Emily.
She just sits in her room a lot. I assume she's fine. She doesn't talk to me too much. As a matter of a fact, I never really see her talkin' to her mama or grandmama here lately. She just sits by herself in her room.
I reckon it's because she's 14, and it's just a rough age, as Eleanor says. She hasn't talked about Lloyd in a while, which probably means I should start cleanin' the rifle. Edwin II doesn't talk to me too much either, but I'm assumin' he's doin' well. He's still in college, and he still plays sports.
My baseball business is doin' well. I wonder how Harris and Felix are doin'. I haven't heard from them since they called last year. I've been tryin' to build up enough courage to reach out to Dagle's sister, but every time I feel like I'm ready, that familiar guilt feelin' starts creepin' up. Maybe it's best that I don't reach out.
That reminds me – Eleanor got me this bracelet. It has SPC Patrick Daniel Dagle KIA 5/23/45 engraved upon it. I'm not much of a crier, but I couldn't help it.
Eleanor gave me the bracelet a couple years back, before all the arguing started. Seems like that's all we do anymore. She's been sleepin' on the couch here lately. I tried to get her to sleep in our room again, but I gave up when I realized she wasn't gonna cave. I think she's in denial when I try to tell her that her mood rubs off on everyone else.
She says I start every argument, which, I don't. But I reckon she won't see my side of things. I know I have my flaws, but she can't seem to see that she has her own.
As always,
– Edwin Myers
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The Soldier's Journal
Narrativa generaleA young boy, Edwin Myers, enlists in the US Army in 1941, during the second World War. He's badly injured in the battle of Crete, which lands him in the field hospital. His weakened eyes seem to jolt back to life once they landed on Eleanor Francis...
