43. Keeping letter writing alive

Just a quick note in the show notes, Shawn Newton is fundraising for a new machine for his shop and would appreciate your support.In today’s episode, we will be catching up with new acquisitions, the latest postal bulletin, and all of the latest news of people in the world keeping letter writing alive in the age of email and DMs.Acquisitions John - Trilogy nib has returned!Evan - skis, OculusPostal BulletinAn SO listener sent a postcard through the Blue Origin programFighting for Space by Amy Shira Teitel News of letter writers keeping letter writing aliveIt’s the Macy’s Believe Campaign, letters to Santa generate a $1 donation to Make-a-Wish and that program has raised over $25 millionLetters from kids in juvie, the ones delivered to teachers impacted their reaction to the students which in turn lowered the recidivism rate, SF Examiner article, EdSource article, original paperThis is from AI UK for their Write for Rights campaign to support people who AI has identified as needing support (the campaign has successes in the past)Joe Wagner had penpals when he was younger and this project is another pandemic inspired project for Belle Glos wineryHere is where you can find the Belle Glos stationeryBarbara Heller’s project to tell the “Little Women” story through reproductions of their letters, fueled by the talented calligraphers of the New Orlean’s Lettering Arts Association.Article about a letter writing workshop for writing letters to cancer patientsHere’s the group that did it and their letter writing tips