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25 Thoughtful Reasons to Send Someone a Letter (That Aren't Birthdays)
25 Thoughtful Reasons to Send Someone a Letter (That Aren't Birthdays)
You know need a reason to write a letter to a loved one, but just in case you do, here's 25 thoughtful reasons to send a letter right now. Read more...
What Not To Write In A Sympathy Card (and What To Say Instead)
What Not To Write In A Sympathy Card (and What To Say Instead)
What Not To Write In A Sympathy Card (and What To Say Instead) Knowing what to write in a sympathy card is one of the hardest things to write, because... Read more...
Three Things to Include in a Letter When You Don't Know What To Say
Three Things to Include in a Letter When You Don't Know What To Say
Writing a letter to someone you care about, when they are struggling, can be really hard. I've spent so much time staring at a blank page, not knowing what to... Read more...
We've Forgotten How To Write To The People We Love
We've Forgotten How To Write To The People We Love
I saw a post the other day about the excitement they felt at seeing someone's handwriting for the first time. And it made me think about how mind blowing it... Read more...
Running a Book Club The "Wrong" Way
Running a Book Club The "Wrong" Way
Apparently there are wrong ways to do book club. I have been running one incorrectly since the summer of 2022, and everyone seems fine. Rewind to around three months ago,... Read more...
Book Review: Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi
Book Review: Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi
Most of us stated that we went into reading this book with very little knowledge about Cleopatra. We had no opinions, few of us had even watched the Elizabeth Taylor... Read more...
We Praise Kindness, So Why Don't We Teach It?
We Praise Kindness, So Why Don't We Teach It?
I truly believe that the problem we have with praising kindness in such a public way, is that we also rarely teach kids what to do when kindness isn't returned.... Read more...
What Poppy's Slow Mail Club is Actually About
What Poppy's Slow Mail Club is Actually About
People don't sign up for my slow Mail club because it's cute. They sign up because they need to know someone cares. Read more...
Why It’s Okay to Feel Lost (And What You Can Do About It)
Why It’s Okay to Feel Lost (And What You Can Do About It)
You are not broken. Yep, you heard me. Even if your socks don't match, your to-do list is longer than sense, and you've spent an entire evening down a rabbit... Read more...
Why Letters Matter
Why Letters Matter
You send messages all the time…Emails, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram DMs, comments on reels, text messages, comments on Word documents, Slack messages, Trello messages. They’re quick, and they are useful as... Read more...