Instant Messaging; Part 4

“One great conversation can shift the direction of change forever.”-Linda Lambert Dear Polecat! Finally, for the fourth time in this blog's auspicious THREE-YEAR history, we're sitting next to one another and writing a Letter. I always love when we do these - they're glimpses into each other's writing ideas, styles, and thoughts. Currently you're sitting …

Lost In The Mail

"And I want to help to leave this world better than I found it.And I fear that comedy won't help, and the fear is not unfounded"— Bo Burnham, 'Comedy' Dear Polecat, I just took a big gulp of tea and then uncontrollably yawned. Which meant that I open-mouth dribbled a mouthful of tea down my …

Optimal Velocity

“Perhaps the ache of homesickness was a fair price to pay for having so many good people in her life.”― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Dear Mink,  It really has been a shamefully long time since either of us wrote a letter. I’ll admit that I thought it was your turn so …

Roses

"I write in my diary which is not the same as writing in my novel." — Eloise Bridgerton Subscribe to get access Read more of this content when you subscribe today. Log in Dear Mink,  Once again, a lot and not very much has happened since I wrote last. A lot because the last time was …

March of Time.

“But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you understand everything,' I said carefully, 'then there's no room left for magic."Bernard Cornwell, The Enemy Of God Dear Polecat, At this point I'm just going to hang my head for a couple of …

Endings, Beginnings, and Middlings

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something.- Neil Gaiman Dear Polecat, Once again it's …

Just a note

"Pray you, take note - " Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Dear Mink, I opened my laptop thinking I'd spend a while writing to you, only to discover that I was, in fact, the last person to write. There was a tiny moment of 'ooh that's one thing off the list' then thought, wtf Imogen, you …

Cattle Troughs

"All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkein Dear Mink, I'm not sorry life is picking up pace again now lockdown is, in some places, easing but it does mean that these letters are becoming fewer and further between. And it's not like we've got nothing to …

It has been A Month.

The time has come,' the Walrus said,      To talk of many things:Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —      Of cabbages — and kings —And why the sea is boiling hot —      And whether pigs have wings.''The Walrus and the Carpenter' - Lewis Carroll Dear Polecat, It seems like I blink and enough time has gone by …

Time flies. Space bees.

I asked him what he meant by whimsy, and he struggled to define it. He said it's that nagging idea that life could be magical; it could be special if we were only willing to take a few risks.Donald Miller Dear Polecat, Boy, it's been an eventful month. It seems like after 5 months of …