14 March 2022 | From the friendly caves of Pixie Hollow.
Albert Einstein might've been a genius in physics but he was a mess in Real Life.
His love life was all kinds of a pickle.
Einstein's first marriage begot two children. When Mileva was pregnant, Einstein sent a love letter off to his first girlfriend, stating:
I think of you in heartfelt love every spare minute and am so unhappy as only a man can be.
So he probably wasn't getting any action from Mileva.
He wanted to divorce his wife, but she wouldn't allow it. So he instituted some rules for her instead:
- Bring meals three times a day to my room
- No physical affection
- No talking to me
- Clean the house.
Mileva was a talented physicist in her own right. She persisted for a few years but they did end up divorced.
Einstein's second wife was his first cousin, Elsa. They remained married, and she became a devoted assistant to our Albert.
But it's not like he was monogamous.
Einstein nearly always had two mistresses on the go at once, and he made no secret of that. He told Elsa that he loved her -
I must love someone. Otherwise it is a miserable existence. And that someone is you.
Love isn't singular, though. He also loved his secretary, a socialite, a rich businesswoman, and a Russian spy.
Margarita Konenkova was tasked by Stalin with obtaining the secrets of the atomic bomb. She was what is known in the spy world as a honey pot. Whether or not she got those secrets is a matter of debate (Einstein wasn't directly involved in that tech).
What we do know is that Einstein was totally in love with her.
If everybody lived a life like mine, there would be no need for novels, Einstein apparently said.
So why am I telling you this?
For what reason could Einstein's love life have anything possibly to do with you and your work? Your content, your communication?
Well, you might've picked up some things about loyalty and so on, and if so then good on you.
My point is this:
We wouldn't know any of it if it weren't for Einstein's letters.
If you write, you'll be found out.
Which is why so many businesses spend so much money on words! Don't let it dissuade you from committing your undying love to writing. Your customers love it.
xx Leticia "lover of the epistolary genre" Mooney
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Leticia Mooney is a consultant with decades of experience writing with and for people like you. Her company Brutal Pixie casts the the kind of spells your customers love. Its services are oracles (communication strategy, CCX, audits, investigations, quality assurance), metamorphoses (training, mentoring, coaching, wargaming), and your stories in magick hands (ghostwriting, content writing, editorial support). Leticia is
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