The Next Letter in the Mail: Roxane Gay
The next Letter In The Mail, going out this Friday, is from Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay!
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Letters in the Mail Update
With the ninth month of Letters in the Mail coming to an end, we thought it would be a good time for a recap. Here, in chronological order, are all…
The Next Letter In The Mail: Emily Gould
The next Letter In The Mail, going out early next week, is from Emily Gould.
Claire Bidwell Smith responds to Stephen Elliott’s Letter In The Mail
That house was the first place I felt safe after my mother died. It was the first place where I felt comfortable being the girl I had suddenly become in her absence.
Announcing Letters for Kids!
This Just In: Announcing Letters For Kids! Letters For Kids is just like Letters In The Mail, except intended for subscribers six and older. We’re helping people appreciate the post office…
A History of Identity
In March 2012, I published a letter as part of a subscription program begun at The Rumpus. The following poem is fashioned from language contained in the responses to that…
Letters to Everyone
GalleyCat gave some love to our Letters to Everyone program. Thanks, GalleyCat! Today is the final day to send in your letter (and get five back)! All the details you…
A Celebration of Written Correspondence (Tonight!)
We’re very excited for our next Rumpus event, “Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence.” Join us on Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street),…
About Your Letters
I moved to New York the week I turned twenty. I lived on the fifth floor of an East Village walk-up with a boyfriend I was too young to realize…
A Letter to the People Who Wrote Letters to Each Other
A month ago we announced Letters to Each Other, which allowed subscribers to Letters in the Mail to send a one page letter and SASE.
This week’s letter
This week’s Letter In The Mail is from MariNaomi. MariNaomi is the author of the Smoke In Your Eyes comic that appears monthly on The Rumpus. She is the author…
Post Haste
Fellow Letters in the Mail enthusiasts, take note of this forthcoming exhibit devoted to the USPS as a public service. The multi-media exhibition, Post Haste, will grace Oakland’s MacArthur B…