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Midlife Starter Pack's avatar

How wonderful! I'd die for such a letter. It's a dream.

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Lisa Renee's avatar

DM me if you'd like to correspond - it's great fun!

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Karri Armstrong's avatar

This post has inspired me to reach out! If you are interested please dm. Thanks!

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Tarifa B. Laddon's avatar

This is amazing! I want a PenPal and I would have so much fun with it! Hit me up over DM!

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Elizabeth Aquino's avatar

I'd love a penpal and would probably be Virgoan in my attention to it!

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Lisa Renee's avatar

I'm not sure what that means, but am now very curious! Drop your address in my DM and I'll send you something. 📬

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Elizabeth Aquino's avatar

How did I miss this? How do I "DM" you?

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Lisa Renee's avatar

Oh! I'm also just noticing that if you go to someone's page (click on their name) there's a 'message' button at the top. I'll never figure out all the technology.🙃

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Lisa Renee's avatar

There's a little chat bubble next to your notifications bell - click it and then click on 'direct'. There, you can find people and message them. I'll message you, you'll get a notification and can respond to me - maybe that's easier?

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Karri Armstrong's avatar

This post has inspired me to reach out! If you are interested please dm. Thanks!

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Elizabeth Aquino's avatar

You can find me on my substack?

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Karri Armstrong's avatar

I’ll send you a message & if you are interested in being a penpal let me know!

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

I really enjoyed this! You’ve inspired me to write more letters. Also, no one is taking away my f#%king glass of Champagne thank you very much. 🥂 I’m all for moderation but in these times, we need small joys and treats.

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Lisa Renee's avatar

Oh yes. Moderation is king, but sometimes a glass of bubbles is the only proper response to widespread fuckery!

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Robin LaVoie's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, I’ve been trying to think of ways I can stay connected to my friends as I try to really truly leave social media & the toxicity of the internet. Maybe some penpal exchanges could be one of the answers! We all need these connections and reassurances right now. It’s a great idea

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Karri Armstrong's avatar

This post has inspired me to reach out! If you are interested please dm. Thanks!

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Karri Armstrong's avatar

Oohhhhh I’d love to start penpal-ing with you all! Feel free to dm & reference this post!

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Jackie's avatar

Oh. Love the letter writing. And I am encouraged how you said to write with postcards. And stickers. And tape. Etc. fabulous. I’m inspired to start. Thank you so much for this post.

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Sharon LeBond's avatar

Love this!! Speaking of correspondence, I received your beautiful letter—thank you!

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

Thank you for this I want to say, love letter to letter writing. The old-fashioned way of communicating that still holds such soul for writer and reader. The writer is authentically themselves and the reader the recipient of that originality. I enjoyed this read very much!

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marypwilkinson@hotmail.com's avatar

I probably owe you one!

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RACHAEL’S REFLECTIONS AT 85's avatar

Lisa, my work has been to give women their voices via writing legacy letters and I’m just completing my 4th book on this topic, writing Legacy Letters in the Age of Covid. May I quote from your post? If you are interested let’s talk; my email is rachaelfreed@icloud.com Thanks for your writing and your consideration. 🙏🏽

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marypwilkinson@hotmail.com's avatar

I miss your letters!

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Lisa Renee's avatar

You're next, friend, I promise! 💚

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