Summer has arrived and as the days play out in glorious length, I ponder the kind of time travelling that happens when I’m in contact with friends in far places.

And while I’m so grateful for the technology that lets me be in touch with friends on other continents and in different time zones, there is a magic in letters and postcards sent through the snail mail.

There are wonderful old letters and I quote the beginning of one, written by one of my favourite writers, Jane Austen, found on the wonderful blog Letters of Note.

And so the invitation this week is to write a postcard or a letter to someone and send it off in the post. If you do, please let me know! You can do so in tthe comments on Substack (A Thousand Tiny Lights) or on Instagram (@athousandtinylights.pocast)

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