Juliana Harvard’s writing spans more than five decades, from her adolescence until well past midlife. It is reflective of her most emotional moments, sometimes of ecstasy and wonder, sometimes of sadness and pain, and other times of sweet melancholy and contentment beyond words.
DISCLAIMER: “These are works of fiction. Any similarities to persons and places are frequent, intentional, and occasionally brazen, but generally fragmentary, inconsistent, and disguised with fanciful invention.”
—Stephen Minot, Three Genres
“Yesterday”
Julie Scott, as a midlife adult, has published this collection of stories partly for its historical value and cultural memorabilia. In doing so, she experienced a painfully therapeutic effect during the reviewing and editing processes. Close scrutiny of these obviously amateur manuscripts reveals a great deal about the grownup Julie’s inner child, and helps to explain her relationships with both men and women in her life.
As she looks back over the decades that have passed, Julie can truly say that she has very few regrets. Many of the characters of the Riverdale era have long since disappeared from Julie’s life, and only a select few remain in contact with Julie. If you, the reader, think you recognize yourself as a Riverdale character—you just might be….