My dear friends,

A month or so ago, my amazing neighborhood art supply store, ARCH, tweeted, “If our recent sales are any indication, stationery, envelopes, etc. are becoming a thing of the past.”  What’s that you say? Hogwash. My response: ” ARCH should host some letter-writing events like the ones the @_LWA ladies do in Chicago. Write! Type! Socialize!”

Nothing makes me feel more contrary* than when I hear “people don’t write letters anymore,” because I always, always want to prove them wrong. What a silly thing to say, when IT’S JUST NOT TRUE.

Well, that was all it took. Annie got involved and we had an event. All we need now are some willing correspondents, because Annie had the genius idea of providing a list of seasoned, tried-and-true pen friends for the people who might arrive and say, “but who can I write to?” Are you willing to be on that list? Please comment below! And include a short list of things you like, so that we can attempt a happy match!

Find the event on Facebook!

ETA: if you’d rather not put your address here, e-mail it to carolee at superdilettante dot com… Thank you!

*FETA (further edited to add): Now that the social is over, I’ve closed the comments–but I’ll be sure to let you know if ARCH invites us back for another social!

*I lied. The ongoing fiscal sinkhole that is the USPS, and its endangered status, makes me much more contrary indeed.

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