Roberta Writes – Reblog: “The Soldier and the Radium Girl Part 1: The Bloom of Youth, Chapter 1: Enlist in haste, repent at leisure (cont. 3)” by Roberta Eaton Cheadle

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Thank you to Nolcha Fox of Chewers by Masticadores for sharing episode 4 of Chapter 1 of my story, The Soldier and the Radium Girl.

Thanks to my great blogging friend, Teagan Riordain Geneviene for creating this delightful banner for me:

Picture caption: clock face with luminous numbers and piles of letters

Jake Tanner

Letter from Private Jake Tanner to his fiancée, Kate Henderson 25 July 1917

My dearest Kate

I hope you had a lovely birthday on the 23rd. I thought of you all day, and wished I was with you. I am sure your ma made one of her amazing chocolate cakes to celebrate the occasion, and I am envious. The food here isn’t bad and there’s plenty of it, but it’s not a patch on home cooking.

Your news about Charlotte’s new job at the Radium Luminous Material Corporation in Orange is exciting. Dial painting sounds like decent, well-paid work, and it helps the war effort too.

Sarge was one of the first men here at Camp Keyes to get a watch. He showed it to us last night, and we were amazed at how brightly the numbers and hands glowed in the dark. We’re all hoping to get one.

Continue reading here: https://chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/the-soldier-and-the-radium-girl-part-1-the-bloom-of-youth-chapter-1-enlist-in-haste-repent-at-leisure-cont-3-by-roberta-eaton-cheadle/

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