Comments on: Letters To Each Other

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:08:14 +0000

I think it’s important for us to keep the art of letter-writing alive. Do you know that elementary schools (in Texas, at least) have removed cursive handwriting from the curriculum? What that means, for me, is that my young nieces & nephews cannot read what I write in a greeting card to them. It means that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, when seen in their original forms, are written in an indecipherable language to the entire current generation of children. That’s not just sad; that is a tragedy. The only way to keep the written word alive is to WRITE IT! Let’s not let our written personalities wither from disuse. Let’s write, ya’ll!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:22:15 +0000

Hi! Can I please send a check rather than do the paypal?? My account is old, and I hadn’t updated the address, and apparently it’s a huge pain to change my address to a foreign address on the account…otherwise I would have sent this letter days ago. If I CAN write a check, who should I write as the recipient? THANKS

By: linhelen

linhelen — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:31:44 +0000

I received 6 letters. Answered 5 of them approximately three weeks ago. The only “response” I’ve gotten so far is a letter returned as “undeliverable.” (I re-checked the name and address and I had it exactly as written.) In actuality, just answering them was a good experience…but still..I guess that when it comes down to it, people have to make time for this and even if they are initially enthusiastic, they might not be motivated enough, for one reason or another, to respond. In any case, I hope people generally have a better experience than I have had so far.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:45:08 +0000

what addy do I send letters to each other.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:23:26 +0000

Got the letters today, and they are beautiful. I’m so happy to have them. The only bummer is that I only got four letters!

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:53:38 +0000

I just received my first Letters to Each Other letters!! Thanks to Stephen and the whole Rumpus crew for organizing this. Most of the letters were really interesting and unique. I can’t wait to write back and to establish an ongoing correspondence. Two of the letters struck me as a bit strange, as one writer indicated that she wasn’t seeking long-term correspondence, and the other stated that you could write her, but that she couldn’t guarantee that she would write back. I guess I can appreciate their honesty, but wasn’t the whole point of this to establish correspondence with each other?

By: rania

rania — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:32:17 +0000

Are you going to do another sign up soon? I really want to participate! I didn’t know there was a cut off date.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:24:03 +0000

Great idea! Life didn’t allow a response by the specified date (actually I didn’t get a chance to really read the note until today) but if this works, and I really believe it will take off, let me know about the next time you have signups.

By: Sydnie

Sydnie — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:13:41 +0000

Lin,
Don’t be so paranoid. People are rarely crazy toward strangers, only people they already know. Its much more likely you would be killed in a car accident than a person travel cross country to hurt you.

By: tricia

tricia — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:36:13 +0000

I would like to participate, but can you resend the address to me? I am a subscriber to Letters in the Mail, but my Tao Lin letter went missing along with the submission guidelines/address–double sad face. I may have sleepwalked around with it.

And is this how it works: My one letter will go to one random person, but in return I will get six random letters?