Essay
Letters
The slow correspondence is back, and with it a different kind of attention to the people we love.
A letter is a slow thing. By the time it arrives the writer has already moved past it. That gap is part of what the form gives back.
The slowness as gift
The text message presumes immediacy. The letter presumes that you and the person you love will both still be there in three days. It is a small ceremony of expectation.
Practice
Buy stamps. Pick a person. Write the boring details. Send it.