I've been getting lots of wonderful typewritten letters. Gradually, between revising my novel, doing administrative work, and teaching, I am getting around to answering them.
I have mailed my personal replies to the authors of the letters excerpted below. I think these snippets will be appreciated by a broader audience.
From southern Mexico:
Yes! And we have to take some chances to build genuine connections. I hope this typist will try something that may sow the seeds of a local typewriter community ...
... like this one in Southern California:
My co-editors and I were very glad to read the following kind praise from a reader in British Columbia for last year's volume in the Cold Hard Type series. (We are currently reviewing submissions for this year's volume, Dead Keys.)
Finally, I thank this correspondent (also from Southern California) for sharing a great quotation that I hadn't seen before.
I welcome more correspondence (see the "Write me a letter" link at the top of this blog).