The Month of Letters is built on the dedication and creativity of our amazing volunteers, and we are looking for new teammates to help make the 2026 edition our best yet! Whether you’re passionate about governance, moderation, writing, or community engagement, we have a role for you! Volunteering with LetterMo is a chance to connect […]
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A review by Diana Blyton (@secondhandrose) LetterMo is now accepting spoiler-free book reviews from all registered users. Submit yours today! If you have ever been to Japan, you will know there is a wide selection of stationery available. From inexpensive chain stores to specialty stationery stores six floors high, there is something for every budget
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Dear LetterMo Community, We’ve come a long way since the very first Month of Letters—and thanks to your love of handwritten connection, our community continues to thrive! Now, we’re excited to take the next step in LetterMo’s journey: laying the foundation for a stronger, more sustainable, and year-round LetterMo experience. To do this, we’re creating
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This is part two of a two-part blog entry. Read Part One if you haven’t see it yet. January Though we think about LetterMo happening only in February, January is when things take off here. Admins meet weekly to prepare for the Challenge month. Almost as soon as the clock strikes midnight on New Years,
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Our Mail Bag blog posts feature letters and postcards that members send to us at LetterMo to share with the community. You can submit content to the Mail Bag by following the instructions at Mail-In Submissions. We received our next mailbag submission for the blog from Judy, who sent in a postcard from San Jose,
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This is part one of a two-part blog entry. Check back next week for part two! Have you ever found yourself wondering what goes on behind the scenes at LetterMo? While most of the focus is on January and February each year, our admins wanted to pull back the curtain and share all that goes
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Our Mail Bag blog posts feature letters and postcards that members send to us at LetterMo to share with the community. You can submit content to the Mail Bag by following the instructions at Mail-In Submissions. This submission to the Mailbag comes from Ahmed, one of our newest participants on LetterMo. Writing to the community
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It’s the final day of LetterMo 2025! We hope that you’ve had a great time with this year’s challenge, and we know that many of you will continue to write to one another and other pen pals in the months to come–we hope that the rest of 2025 brings you lots of postal joy. As
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! Yes! I do every year. I’m sure 2025 will be no different! – Measi Yes, unfortunately, my penpal does not write more than one page of a notepad (usually used for grocery list!) and she stopped answering my letter after only
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! Use of aerogramme and letter folded-locked. – Leila F. My cousin once received mail with a dead, dried frog stuck to the envelope. It actually made it through the post as it predated mechanical sorting machines. My penpal, Miguel does beautiful
