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Rachielle Sheffler's avatar

Thanks for the link to the stamps! I love seeing all the iterations. During Christmas, I cut out the stamps from letters I receive and use them to border a scrapbook page.

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Jean Vengua's avatar

You're welcome! I bought an old international stamp album in a yard sale, and sometimes put old postage stamps on mail art (not as official postage, but as part of the art).

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Melissa Smedley's avatar

Well Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman “Always” is an epistolary record of a vital friendship.

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Leny Strobel's avatar

Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous....letters to his mother (who is illiterate). Does it count?

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Jean Vengua's avatar

Leny: while the book is not based on actual, posted letters, Vuong's writings are always worth reading. Thanks 👍

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Earl Vickers's avatar

"Kilkelly, Ireland", 1983, based on letters sent to a son who emigrated to America during the potato family. Saddest song ever.

Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkelly,_Ireland_(song)

Video: https://youtu.be/ICUzfAVP4eQ

The letters: https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/kilkelly/history/kilkelly-ireland.html

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Jean Vengua's avatar

Great ideas for the reading list! Thanks, Melissa, Leny, and Earl!

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