For the Love of Letter Writing

I just got back from taking a few pieces of mail to the Post Office. Tucked into iridescent bubble mailers are a few special items that I hope the recipients enjoy. I know I love getting and sending mail, and I spend a lot of time making stops at the Post Office. I have a collection of greeting cards and love to send them to loved ones.

That being said, writing letters and receiving mail (not including bills) feels like a depressingly nostalgic act –?the handwritten letter sent to a lover or a friend, back when texting, emailing, and commenting weren't the immediate (and preferred) methods of communication.

I think of all those letters sent between people of history, leaving more than their legacy; leaving traces of their personality, their voice, the happenings of that time, and evidence of handwriting with the ever diminishing use of pen and paper. Don't even get me started about how cool the stamps were back then. (Though, I will say that stamps today can be pretty cool, too!)

The other day I was talking to my lovely friend, of which I met here on LinkedIn, we were talking about the official launch of my copywriting / editing / branding business called LyndseeLoves. However, I was struck at her accidental Freudian slip when referring to my newly established company. She kept calling it "Love Lyndsee." And with each incorrect use of the title (I didn't have the heart to correct her), I kept having this crushing thought: "Damn, that's good. Did I choose the wrong ordering of these words? Have I misnamed my business?!" Because "Love, Lyndsee" felt like phrasing perhaps even more associated with writing, which is what my business is all about.

But during a different conversation with another wonderful and dear friend, to whom I was confessing this thought for the first time (until now), did she share a great suggestion. She said that if I loved the alternate phrasing so much, then perhaps I could incorporate it another way and use it, too!

So when I reflected on it further (can you tell how much I have been ruminating about this?), I realized that I loved "Love, Lyndsee" because it was how one might sign a letter. You know, "Love, said letter writer." And I realized that it would be the perfect name –?if not slightly confusing since it's so similar to my business name – for a newsletter. Which is exactly that, a letter to my friends.

So all of that being said, today marks the inaugural sharing of my Love, Lyndsee newsletter ??

And if you subscribe, you can expect:

?? Book recommendations

?? Favorite quotes and musings

?? My experience with writing a novel

?? Other writing / reading related material

So thank you in advance for subscribing, my dear friends, and for taking the time to read my love letters! If you know of fellow book lovers and/or writers who might find this interesting, please do pass it along ??

Love, Lyndsee

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P.S. When was the last time you sent a handwritten letter? ??

P.P.S Thanks to my dear friends who inspired me and have been so supportive on this 'new business' / creative journey. You're the real ones. ??