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Women Letter Carriers
Jeannette Lea collects mail in December 1944. She was the first woman letter carrier in Chicago since WWI. Image: National Postal Museum Dear Reader, Women’s History Month is nearly over. I...
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Letters to the Earth
Dear Fellow Earthlings, Today I am sending out a challenge to write a letter to the Earth. I will write one this week. If you write yours and would like to share it, please send it to me at...
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The Year of Delight
When the World Feels Dark, Seek Out Delight By Catherine Price Here’s an idea for the new year: Let’s make 2024 the year of delight. Does that sound ridiculous, given the state of the world right now?...
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Universal Letter Writing Week
Dear Reader, Universal Letter Writing Week falls every year on the second full week in January. Now we can bring our passion for letter writing to the foreground from January 14 through the 20th....
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Mundane Miracles
Dear Reader, “What are you aware of?” was a mantra question a therapist friend used to ask. We give our devices so much of our attention, much of our world goes by unnoticed. Anna Kode invites us to...
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My Dear Friend Valentine Campaign
Dear Reader, Once again, The Glamour Gals Foundation is determined to generate smiles among isolated seniors in care homes. This is a great campaign. I apologize for this late posting. The deadline to...
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Gemstone Valentines
Gemstone Valentines by Donovan Beeson 2024 Happy Valentine’s Day, dear Reader. I hope that you will receive many, many red envelopes in your mailbox, and/or- you will feel appreciated in all the ways...
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The Flower Letters
Audrey Rose WWII ROMANCE Adelaide Magnolia REGENCY ROMANCE Lily Clara WESTERN ADVENTURE Norah Aven FANTASY ADVENTURE Orchid Mae ARCHEOLOGY ADVENTURE Dear Reader, If you like stories and letters, listen...
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Margaret Shepherd’s New Book
Happy Birthday America Margaret Shepherd has given us a gift that is uniquely American. This is the book, Margaret explains in the preface, that she wished someone would write. So, after decades of...
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“Love Jimmy”
Photograph by Anthony Barboza/ Getty Dear Reader, Isn’t this a great photograph? And what a smile! James Baldwin would have turned 100 this month. His incredible take on life, his writing, his astute...
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