LetterMo is run by volunteers dedicated to keeping the Month of Letters an active community. Unfortunately, hosting a webpage and ensuring that it meets the needs of the community requires not only the time and energy of our volunteers, but money to “keep the lights on.” Last year we conducted our first fundraiser through GoFundMe […]
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When you have only one or two regular pen pals and you all respond relatively quickly, it isn’t too hard to keep track of where you are in your unfolding conversation. But what happens when you start collecting many pen pal relationships, or life happens and you fall a bit behind in your responses (looks
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Make your writing public! LetterMo is hosting a virtual letter writing social. We have a Zoom room dedicated to the Social and Write-in, and the Volunteer Admin Team will be hosting in the room twice on the weekend of Sat. Feb 10 – Sun. Feb 11 (depending on your timezone). If the larger online meet-up
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! I write at my desk in my work-from-home space or at the kitchen counter. I prefer the kitchen counter because I like to have a cup of tea in hand and peer out the window to see the sky whilst I
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Our first Mail Bag submission comes to us from Caitlin/@realswanky, on a colourful and retro hand-made card featuring stickers and fauxstage stamps.
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! Be kind, everybody need kindness. There isn’t too much kindness to share. Every letter is a gift for someone. Never write your regrets in a letter to your future self, and that probably speaks to your current self. While I acknowledge
What advice would you give for writing a letter to your future self? Read More »
I’ve heard the term “ephemera” a lot in penpal circles. “Do you like ephemera?” “Where do you find your ephemera?” “Can you send me some ephemera?” But, as with many things on the internet, I’m left scratching my head. What, exactly, IS ephemera, and how can I play with it? What is ephemera? According to
Fun Friday – What Izzit?? Ephemera! Read More »
What is it? The 2024 Month of Letters Challenge is here! We are so excited to see so many new and returning LetterMoians. The LetterMo Challenge is meant to inspire connection between human beings via snail mail. In February, LetterMoians pledge to: What do I need to know? How should I plan my letters? How
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February is but a day away. Here are some tips on the art of introductions via letter and rekindling dorment exchanges from the founder of the Month of Letters, Mary Robinette Kowal. The content is primarily from 2013, LetterMo’s second year, and reposted in 2016. But good suggestions are good, no matter how much time
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Have you ever wondered who is behind LetterMo? We have a dedicated team of volunteers that meet monthly throughout the year and weekly in January and February to keep everything running and scheme about the future.
