For the Love of Life and Lemons

The poetically epic story behind the man who coined “When Life Hands You Lemons.."

Anna V
Catharsis Chronicles
7 min readApr 28, 2024

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Back in the day — lemons were a reference to the sour pucker of life’s unfortunate setbacks. Finding the positive in the negative was like pouring sugar on the bitter taste of hard times. I’m no stranger to life and its lemons but I thought the quote was overused…

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Anna V
Catharsis Chronicles

Kentucky Writer~Dark Poetry | Life Lessons | Appalachian Culture | Poverty | Mental Illness |Humour|