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💌 A literary journal celebrating the timeless art of letter writing 📖 Latest issue at: tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6 📪 Please note: The Letters Page is currently taking a short break and is temporarily closed for submissions

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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Completing TLP, Vol. 6 (and our deep-dive series) are letters from Lauren White and Tabby Chick – both writers who ‘find themselves adrift in the world at present, and turn to nature to heal, gluing themselves back together with mud and laughter, and letters’. tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6-letters-7-8
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‘Mud and Laughter, and Letters’: A Look at Letters 7 and 8 of Volume 6
The two letters that complete our collection are from Lauren White and Tabby Chick. We paired these letters for their similar discussions of connection with nature as an escape from the tedium of m…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It’s International Tea Day! ☕️ Pour yourself a (fairtrade) cuppa and settle down to read the latest instalment of our four-part deep-dive series, as Production Editor Immy Sykes looks at two contributions from long-time TLP supporter Rolf Venner. tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6-letters-5-6
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‘Uncertain, Untethered’: A Look at Letters 5 and 6 of Volume 6
The fifth and sixth contributions to Volume 6 of The Letters Page both come from Rolf Venner. The first is a letter, the second a poem, and the two are inextricably linked, as halves to a whole.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
‘With both letters addressing recipients who cannot reply, these authors return us to a central tension of letter-writing: the impulse to speak, even when no answer is guaranteed.’ Part 2 of our deep-dive series is here, courtesy of Production Editor Lily Simpson👇 tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6-letters-3-4
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‘Possible Futures, Fading Presents’: A Look at Letters 3 and 4 of Volume 6
Continuing our series tracing the threads that bind the letters of The Letters Page, Volume 6 together, here we delve into letters 3 and 4 from Claire Miller and B. Lawrence. One looks towards a po…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Intrigued by The Letters Page, Vol. 6 but want a sneak preview before investing? You are in luck! We have a four-part deep-dive series waiting for you 🌊 First up: a look at letters 1 and 2 courtesy of our Marketing Associate Lottie Wright Find it here: tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6-letters-1-2
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‘Steeped in Uncertainty’: A Look at Letters 1 and 2 of Volume 6
With the release of The Letters Page, Volume 6, we take a deep dive into the letters it features and what you can expect from this latest volume. We start at the beginning, with letters 1 and 2 fro…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Letters Page Volume 6 is now here! After a successful launch at Five Leaves Bookshop, Vol.6 is available to purchase. There is a limited supply, with five different covers and only 20 editions of each unique cover, so get one while stocks last! tinyurl.com/tlp-vol-6
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THE LETTERS PAGE, VOL 6 | University of Nottingham Online Store
The Letters Page, edited by Jon McGregor and Naomi Adam, is a literary journal in letters: all the stories, poems, and essays submitted are sent in the for
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The production line is in process (with added motivational post-its) and Volume 6 of The Letters Page is almost ready to go! Our sales page will be live later today – watch this space 📮
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A behind-the-scenes peek at The Letters Page journal, courtesy of Nottingham’s Impact Magazine 👀 Read the full article at: impactnottingham.com/2026/03/an-interview-with-the-web-team-of-the-letters-page
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An Interview with the Web Team of The Letters Page - Impact Magazine
Aneline Wood The other day, I had the privilege of speaking to Zoe Lidbury and Elodie Edwards, who are both part of the web team for a university-based publication called The Letters Page. It is a lit...
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Our latest feature article is here! To celebrate the involvement of the translators in Volume 5, we spoke to Olivia Hellewell, who translated Manca Renko's letter from the Slovenian, to discuss her thoughts on and experiences with translation. theletters.page/2026/03/06/r...
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Reading Through a Magnifying Glass: An Interview with Olivia Hellewell
Translation is at the heart of our recent collaboration with UNESCO Cities of Literature, The Letters Page, Vol. 5. To celebrate the involvement of the nine incredible translators who worked with u…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
'Beyond Four Walls: What Remains?' Following the release of The Letters Page Vol. 5, members of our student teams reflect on the letters. Their new article turns to a letter from Tartu by Tõnis Vilu, translated by Jayde Will, offering an exploration on identity. theletters.page/2026/02/18/h...
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Beyond Four Walls: What Remains?
The idea of home is far from universal, but a common thread is an unspoken sentimentality. Home becomes less a place than a feeling, as is so deftly captured by Estonian poet Tõnis Vilu in his cont…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
'On the Same Page: A Conversation on Collaborative Writing' Check out our new article, written by our student Web Team, sharing their experiences with working on the journal, the challenges and quiet rewards. Read here: theletters.page/2026/02/12/o...
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On the Same Page: A Conversation on Collaborative Writing
‘Editing between us is lovingly done and always with the reader in mind. The shared responsibility makes us more attentive’, reveals The Letter Page’s Web Editor Elodie Edwards. H…
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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Recently translated Soviah Khoriyati’s charming ‘I was looking for surrogate parents’, an ode to Jakarta kos, & letter to fellow City of Lit Nottingham. A post on @theletterspage.bsky.social site abt her piece & Ibu kos in a lineage of muses: theletters.page/2025/11/24/l... @jonmcgregor.bsky.social
Image of a brown journal on a table, with a black illustration of a map showing Europe, Asia, and Africa, and text saying ‘The Letters Page Vol. 5 | Edited by Jon McGregor’.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Submissions for the Letters Page Vol.6 are open, and close on the 22nd March! Please send your handwritten letter to this address: The Letters Page School of English Trent Building University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD We look forward to reading your submissions.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
In case you missed this last year, The Letters Page Vol. 5 is out! Thank you for all the support and the fantastic contributions from across the globe that made this possible.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Here at The Letters Page, we may be slightly biased in favour of any form of letter-writing... 😏 Click below to discover why we are firmly in support of Christmas cards. theletters.page/2025/12/22/i...
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In Support of Christmas Cards
At The Letters Page, we believe that Christmas cards are so much more than sentiment: they are imbued with meaning through their simple physicality and personal touches. We think that the impersona…
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Naomi Adam @naomiadam.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Spotted: Volume 5 in the wild 👀 And there’s still time to get your hands on a copy before Christmas (as long as you order *right now*) store.nottingham.ac.uk/product-cata...
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'Mapping the World in a Letter' This article turns out attention to Vilnius, where one letter opens onto questions of memory, witness, beauty and what it means to write from the edge of uncertainty. Read here: theletters.page/2025/12/04/m...
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Mapping the World in a Letter
Cities, like letters, are layered; they’re contradictory and defined by presence and absence working simultaneously. Marius Burokas’ Vilnius-inspired letter serves as a reminder that bo…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'Folklore in the Forest and the City' Inspired by Ondřej Štindl’s letter from Prague, translated by Michael Baugh, this article explores how the environment around a writer can shape their writing. Read here: theletters.page/2025/12/03/f...
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Folklore in the Forest and the City
The myth of Robin Hood has travelled far beyond its own home forest. Outside Prague’s main train station lies Vrchlického Sady, known by locals as Sherwood. This urban park doesn’t hold the legenda…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'Writing during the end of the world' Read another article written by our students, this time about a letter from Ljubljana by Manca Renko, a sharp and self-aware meditation on handwriting, translation, and the uneasy business of writing in a world that refuses to stand still.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'Can Books Bridge Nations?' Our student interns have been taking a closer look at some of the letters that made it to print, ahead of The Letters Page Volume 5. Check out the article, focusing on reading habits, separating art from artists, and work from Ukraine.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The Letters Page are excited to announce the release of their new Printed Journal! Vol. 5 is a special collaboration with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature. It features translations of letters from 9 UNESCO Cities of Literature. shorturl.at/3rN0I
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THE LETTERS PAGE, VOL 5 | University of Nottingham Online Store
The Letters Page, edited by Jon McGregor, is a literary journal in letters: all the stories, poems, and essays submitted are sent in the form of a handwrit
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
‘The vessel of her life was full’: The Literary Muse Prevails' Read our new student-lead feature, prompted by Soviah Khoriyati’s letter in the upcoming issue, who writes from Jakarta about inspiration in the form of her elderly landlady. Read here: theletters.page/2025/11/24/l...
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‘The vessel of her life was full’: The Literary Muse Prevails
Today, the ‘muse’ has a more tangible sense. Its divine connotations have evolved over time, yet the compulsive power of inspiration remains inexplicable. And it is this power that permeates Soviah…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Tickets for the gala evening on Monday 1st December at 7.30pm in Nottingham are live! The evening will be a celebration of Nottingham’s 10 years as a City of Literature! Get your tickets here: linktr.ee/TheLettersPa... to see us there and learn about our new print issue!
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
'Letters present a wealth of information.' Our latest feature by our student interns explores the importance of physical journals, the future of the Letters Page, and the rise in digital letter-writing. Read here: theletters.page/2025/11/11/m...
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‘More risk… but more meaningful?’: The Future of The Letters Page
There is, in Jon’s words, ‘a weird tension’ between The Letters Page’s insistence on physical submissions and its simultaneous reliance on digital media. The journal mandates that submi…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
'To write a letter is to perform the self in ink' '‘Yours, in fragments’: The Contradictions of Correspondence' is our latest feature, reflecting the importance of letter-writing.https://theletters.page/2025/10/31/yours-in-fragments/
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‘Yours, in fragments’: The Contradictions of Correspondence
The more letters we write, the more moments we capture, and the more fragments we preserve, the closer letters come to revealing our complete identity. Letters become our own personal archives, spl…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"To trace the origins of letters is to trace humanity's evolution." 'From necessity to narrative: The History of Letters', written by our student interns, traces the origins of the letter back to the initial clay tablets in Mesopotamia. Read here: theletters.page/2025/10/24/f...
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‘From necessity to narrative’: The History of Letters
To trace the origins of letters is to trace humanity’s evolution, from necessity to narrative, from survival to expression. Letters serve as proof that human culture hinges on exchanged words…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
'It's not a campaign, it's curiosity'. Want to learn about how the Letterspage came to life? Our student interns interviewed Jon McGregor to ask why the Letters Page was created, how it came to be, and what he hopes for the future. Read here: theletters.page/2025/10/28/i...
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‘It’s not a campaign, it’s curiosity’: A Retrospective on The Letters Page
What began as an unsuspecting blog page, advertising itself as ‘the letters page for a journal that doesn’t yet exist‘, soon morphed into a professionally produced journal of which every page was a…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Letters Page is back! The Letters Page is back and better than ever. We have some exciting things for you in the works, so keep an eye out and get ready!
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Naomi Adam @naomiadam.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Would you like to read a beautifully-written article about the history of letter-writing this weekend? Well of course you would! And here it is: www.theletters.page/from-necessity-to-narrative-the-history-of-letters You’re welcome! 😉
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‘From necessity to narrative’: The History of Letters
To trace the origins of letters is to trace humanity’s evolution, from necessity to narrative, from survival to expression. Letters serve as proof that human culture hinges on exchanged words…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
This weekend, why not pencil in some reading time and take a look at our latest article? Link below. 👇 theletters.page/2025/06/27/s...
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‘Sharpened pencils are for novices’: An Interview with Rachael Smart
Letters are important to our latest contributor, Rachael Smart. So much so, that she will send them even when she’s unsure whether they will ever reach their intended addressee. When I ask wh…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Are you Team Blunt Pencil or Team Sharp Pencil? ✏️ In our latest article, writer @smartrachael.bsky.social talks tools of the trade (and reveals how to write a thank you letter to a sheep). Interview by @naomiadam.bsky.social theletters.page/2025/06/27/s...
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Good things come to those who write. ✍️ Many thanks to everyone who has written to us here at The Letters Page for Vol. 8. We look forward to hearing from even more of you across Vol. 9! As ever, we are at: The Letters Page School of English The University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Signed, sealed, delivered... almost yours! If you receive one of our lovely aerogrammes this week, why not post a snap of yourself enjoying the read using the hashtag #theletterspage? 📷
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Sealed with a loving stamp. 💌 If you would like one of these beauties through your door, simply write us a letter and we will respond! More details at link in bio.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Would you like to see your name on this page? Simply write us a letter at The Letters Page School of English The University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD and you will receive a personalised, hand-folded aerogramme in return! More details at link in bio. 🔗
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Coming soon to a letterbox near you? 👀 Details in bio!
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Where do you like to write? ✍️ Our latest contributor, Nicola Varley, discusses the shed that is her creative space over at theletters.page/2025/05/09/that-bit-of-space-to-think-and-drift-off-and-interview-with-nicola-varley
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‘That bit of space to think and drift off’: An Interview with Nicola Varley
The return to ‘shed season’ provides our latest contributor, Nicola Varley, with ‘that bit of space to think and drift off and daydream’, discovers the The Letter Page&#8217…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Take a look at our newest article: a review for Postal Paths by @postalpathsguy.bsky.social! 'A heartfelt letter to a world that is quietly slipping away'. theletters.page/2025/04/28/p...
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Postal Paths by Alan Cleaver – A Review
Alan Cleaver’s latest book Postal Paths reads like a heartfelt letter to a world that is quietly slipping away: the tactile world of envelopes, stamps, and the steady steps of our rural &#821…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
theletters.page/2025/03/20/a... Check out our newest feature on the wonderful Aesthetica Magazine!
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Aesthetica: The Beauty of Creativity
The latest contributor to The Letters Page, Clive Cass, has an avowed passion for art history, and in his spare time ‘read[s] a lot of factual information on art and artists’. So what b…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Check out this lovely interview with our letter writer for this edition. theletters.page/2025/03/04/s...
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‘Sometimes you have to let it out’: An Interview with Clive Cass
Clive Cass reflects on his journey of self discovery and emotional expression in this interview, demonstrating the power of the letter as a tool of self-reflection and as a mode of expressing grati…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Aerogramme coming soon…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Send your letters to : The Letters Page School of English University of Nottingham United Kingdom NG7 2RD
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Did you know that anyone can submit and be published to the journal? Our published author this month has never been published before! Send us a letter by March 1st for a chance to be our next author. You will also get an author profile on our website :)
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
We have a new display board up in the @uonenglish.bsky.social building, put up by our lovely publicity team. Take a look!
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Check out our newest feature on this edition's letter writer Nay Saysourinho, and her love for artistamps! We loved being taken on a visual journey with this letter, so feel free to send us letters with a visual story! theletters.page/2024/12/05/a...
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Artistamps: A Forgotten Art Form?
The one-of-a-kind letter featured in our latest aerogramme comes from Nay Saysourinho. This letter immediately stood out to us because it featured five unique stamps. They were all commemorative st…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Did you know that if you're featured in our aerogramme, you get a years subscription to one of our favourite journals or magazines? Take a look at this feature for our journal of the month! theletters.page/2024/11/29/u...
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untethered: the Canadian journal questioning the bounds of literature
Beginning with its name, which foregoes capitalisation, the Canadian literary journal untethered questions established rules. Prioritising what is innovative over what is traditional, the journal c…
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New aerogramme in the works! Here's a hint down below about the theme :) In the meantime, do you have any interesting collections? I personally collect mugs! ☕
New Aerogramme Coming Soon written in text, surrounded by various cute and aesthetically pleasing stamps.
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Welcome to The Letters Page! We are a literary journal celebrating the art of letter writing. Send us a letter and you might find yourself published ✏️ Read some previous features and issues here! theletters.page
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