I am taking time over this three-day holiday weekend to catch up on correspondence. I’ve not been writing, lately, as often as I should and, given that it is Thanksgiving, it seems to be the optimum time to send off a few letters and give thanks for friendships that have evolved over the years.
I’m usually pretty good with my replies, but it seems here has been far too much happening this year, and I have fallen behind. I can list so many reasons for not writing: an overseas trip in the spring, ongoing renovations and redecorating of a 125-year-old bungalow, a garden that always requires more work than planned, and my artful pursuits. Somehow, now, these reasons for not writing come off more as excuses.
I believe wholly in the power of a handwritten letter. It is a personal connection you simply don’t get from a text or email. I love letters and have received several over the past months that need to be acknowledged.
This is my weekend for doing so.
Write on.
© 2026 j.g. lewis
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