A few weeks back in one of the post scripts I recommended that we all take a moment and write a letter and today I finally, after much delay, put 2 letters in the mail. One letter is going to a good friend of mine and the other is going to a complete stranger who I was matched with through a pen-pal writing program.

I love writing things down by hand and using stationary and all the benefits that come along with that. There’s something so intentional and purposeful about sitting down to write a letter to someone. It’s a process, but it’s art too, I think. There’s an element of creativity, of storytelling that goes into this practice that I’m looking forward to reconnecting with more.

Sure, email is great and goes along way, but emails for me these days a full of fleeting thoughts and often seemingly left unread. There’s an element of surprise that I find email can’t quite comprehend that you do get when a hand address letter shows up unexpectedly in your mail box.

Here’s the podcast I listened to today that kind of inspired me to write this post. Episode 139: It’s All Well and Good Until You get Arrested for Mail Fraud (with Courtney Cochran) | The Erasable Podcast

So, if you’d like a letter from me or wish to write me a letter, send me a message through the contact form. Buy some stamps if you can. As a child I had a robust stamp collection and I might, hint-hint, be getting back into that because stamps are cool.

-Ciyadh

P.S. Don’t forget about your local library! Most library systems can get you set up with a card and account online so that you can still access their services.