The Tactile Magic of Mail

Terry Tempest Williams says it best in Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place:

“Our correspondences show us where our intimacies lie. There is something very sensual about a letter. The physical contact of pen to paper, the time set aside to focus thoughts, the folding of the paper in the envelope, licking it closed, addressing it, a chosen stamp, and then the release of the letter to the mailbox - all are acts of tenderness.

And it doesn’t stop there. Our correspondences have wings - paper birds that fly from my house to yours - flocks of ideas crisscrossing the country. Once opened, a connection is made. We are not alone in the world.”

Thank you for sending your paper birds into flight, friends! You are building and nurturing connection that fills the hearts and souls of your lucky recipients.