I mailed 320+ things in February. To say that I did not anticipate the enthusiasm with which the Month of Letters Challenge was accepted, is probably unnecessary. But here… have an anecdote to get a glimpse of what it was like for me. Yesterday I went to the post office, as usual, and stopped at the […]
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On the first day off from the Month of Letters Challenge, I thought I would report in on how it was going. So far I think it is going really, really well. I should pause here to say that I did not expect this to go viral but, lo, it has. I have no idea
The Guardian has written an article, “Writers bid to revive letter-writing,” about the revival of letter writing. I’m interviewed about the Month of Letters Challenge along with Rumpus editor Stephen Elliot, and publisher Scott Pack who are also bringing back letter writing. Also… The Guardian. Eep.
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I feel like this is the little challenge that could. I had thought that I was going to issue a challenge to my readers and that it might spread a little beyond that. To say that I am stunned by the reception that my Month of Letters Challenge has received would be to understate it quite
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One of the things that I’ve found interesting in the response to the Month of Letters Challenge is the notion that mailing something everyday is too much. The idea that writing a letter, postcard, addressing socks… what have you, is somehow more difficult than other forms of communication. How many tweets, status updates, and emails
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