I envy you. You might think that this is a very strange way to begin a letter to anyone, and especially to a person the writer does not even know, but it sums up my feelings in a far better manner than a longer sentence could ever manage, although I am, of course, the only…

I am trying to remember which was better, which was worse, all those years ago: the anticipation of receiving a letter from someone new, or known, or the actual receiving of the letter as a physical entity. The emotions surrounding both were, of course, completely different, and it is hard to compare one to the…

The things two people have in common tend to make them as interesting to one another as the many interests that seem to diverge and to separate them, push them apart, on the surface at least. We often seek out those who we can relate to, those who have similar interests, experiences, a life-style that…

One of the fascinating aspects of a written friendship is that we often have no idea of the person we are talking with. They are an image within our minds, and we slowly build up an impression of what they might look like based upon our own ideas, the words and expressions they use, the…

I’m not sure that I fully understand, or appreciate, the passage of time and the effect it has on our lives, on our emotions and on our perception of what is happening around us. It seems almost as if it were yesterday that I last sat down and wrote a letter, that I last concentrated…

I think one of the main reasons I got so involved with letter writing, aside from the pleasure of receiving post from all around the world, is that it gives the writer a chance to express themselves in a calm and considered manner. A letter to a friend is often planned over a short period…

It is sometimes difficult to get your mind around what is acceptable, and what is not in some people’s minds. Or, perhaps better, in their interpretation of the rules and regulations. I accept, as one must, that there needs to be rules, that a certain legislative order has to be brought in to prevent chaos,…

The sad thing about the Cosby case is that it took so long, and there was such a level of viciousness involved against those who were finally able to bring their case. Added to which, of course, the fact that it took so many women before the matter was even taken seriously, and then not…

Most people, certainly in the various societies where I have lived over the last decades, base their lives and their feelings on what they see directly around them and, more especially, on what directly effects them and their way of life, their lifestyle, their leisure hours, and what they perceive as being the Rights to…

Sometimes you simply need to know when to stop and move on. This is not the same as giving up on a project by a long way, but something we learn when a particular thing we have concentrated a good deal of time on becomes a wearying prospect, when we feel depressed to see those…