Across the miles
I love sending snail mail. It feels radical to do something that used to be so routine.
I love that Darien captured her first reaction in this video—it’s the ripple effect I usually don’t get to see :)
Jen Mayer, who is an amazing designer, printmaker and artist (not to mention phenomenal human being) has inspired me to create zines again! This is what she shared recently:
And then this morning, Shifra shared this beautiful post: In “The Art of Friendship,” she traces the bittersweet arc from childhood heartbreak to the quiet, hard-won joy of adult connection. She recalls losing her first friend as a child—an early lesson in rupture and longing—and how, after leaving her community as an adult, she endured years of loneliness and guardedness.
The post is a meditation on how trust and friendship can be rebuilt, not through grand gestures, but through small, intentional acts—which is where my humble handwritten letter, a handmade bookmark, and a ripple of kindness come into play.
Read the full piece here.
I don’t share these vignettes to brag. There’s nothing to boast about here, except, perhaps encourage and inspire you to pause, to carve out a little space for slowness, for the gentle thrill of reaching across oceans with ink and paper.
A letter in a mailbox is a small rebellion against hurry—a chance to remind someone, far away, that they matter.
Real connection, stitched together in handwriting. Give it a try. You’ll be surprised and delighted by the ripples it creates.
