Would You Like to Write to Me?
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I really enjoy writing. Not typing - writing. With a fountain pen on good quality paper. I find the whole process cathartic; putting pen to paper demands far more use of my grey matter than hammering away at a keyboard.
I mentioned in a recent post that when I finished an English course many years ago, I was hunting for creative reasons to type. Similarly, over the last 6 months or so I've gotten into fountain pens, and now I'm looking for ways to write creatively.
I thought about handwriting some text then scanning/photographing it to publish it here, but that feels too convoluted. Plus, I feel like writing with a pen is more of a personal endeavour.
Then it struck me - why not get a few pen pals!
So I'm throwing this out into the wild - does anyone fancy exchanging letters with me?
The only real requirement is that you can read and write in English (sadly, it's the only language I speak). I'm looking for perhaps 3–5 people to swap letters with. Naturally, we'll need to share postal addresses so we can send our prose back and forth.
There’s zero pressure when it comes to frequency, either. Just write back whenever life allows. If a month or so passes without hearing from you, no hard feelings. I'll just assume our correspondence has naturally run its course.
If you're interested, please fill out the short form linked below. Since I can only manage 3–5 pen pals, submitting the form doesn't guarantee we'll write, but if we seem like a good match and share common ground, I'll reach out by email to swap details and get things going.
I won't be publishing these letters online - these are purely offline, private conversations. I'd ask that you keep them private, too.
If you prefer not to use Google Forms, feel free to email me with the following:
- Your name
- Preferred email address
- Which country/city you live in
- A little bit about yourself and why you want to write to me
- Some topics you'd like to discuss
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