Across the miles
I love sending snail mail. It feels radical to do something that used to be so routine.
I love that Darien captured her first reaction in this video—it’s the ripple effect I usually don’t get to see :)
A correspondence unboxing with snappy 🎶 and big smiles…
From online comments to snail mail—this is what community looks like. When writers connect authentically, beautiful things happen. 💌 Thank you to @Mansi for thinking of me! 🫰🏼 - Darien Gee
Jen Mayer, who is an amazing designer, printmaker and artist (not to mention phenomenal human being) has inspired me to create zines again! This is what she shared recently:
And then this morning, Shifra shared this beautiful post: In “The Art of Friendship,” she traces the bittersweet arc from childhood heartbreak to the quiet, hard-won joy of adult connection. She recalls losing her first friend as a child—an early lesson in rupture and longing—and how, after leaving her community as an adult, she endured years of loneliness and guardedness.
The post is a meditation on how trust and friendship can be rebuilt, not through grand gestures, but through small, intentional acts—which is where my humble handwritten letter, a handmade bookmark, and a ripple of kindness come into play.
Read the full piece here.
I don’t share these vignettes to brag. There’s nothing to boast about here, except, perhaps encourage and inspire you to pause, to carve out a little space for slowness, for the gentle thrill of reaching across oceans with ink and paper.
A letter in a mailbox is a small rebellion against hurry—a chance to remind someone, far away, that they matter.
Real connection, stitched together in handwriting. Give it a try. You’ll be surprised and delighted by the ripples it creates.
