Happy World Letter Writing Day!
Observed every year on September 1st, World Letter Writing Day celebrates the timeless art of handwritten connection. In an increasingly fragmented and isolating digital world, a letter harkens back to a time when human connection was more valued. Writing and sending a letter to a friend, family member, or loved one is a meaningful way to slow down and share your thoughts or express gratitude.
I will sit down and write a few notes to friends and loved ones today. However, when I was much younger in my twenties, I used to send "art letters" to friends which was usually a larger manilla envelope filled with some combination of, among many things, old photographs I got at an antique store, magazine photos from old LIFE magazines, bits of my poetry, drawings, found papers or flat objects, sometimes even natural elements like leaves, flowers, or a small plastic bag of sand from a special beach. I would send these anonymously but of course they all knew exactly who it was from ... they knew me and it screamed "JEF."
