Here is a thing that I didn’t know was a thing, until recently: zines about snail mail. I wrote one, I know, but I thought I was the odd one out. Turns out there are other odd folks like me out there, making odd things like I do. Recently I ordered a bunch of these zines about snail mail. All in the name of research, you know?
^^ Good Company by Michelle from Busy Weekends: a little intro “how to” and ideas resource for people new to snail mail
^^ Winged Snail Mail (several volumes) by Sarah E Hoffman of Winged Snail Mail: a handy series reviewing other snail-mail zines (this snail-mail-zine thing is SUCH a thing. How did I not know?)
^^ Postal Embroidery by Britta Jarvis of Jaguar Snail: cute little snail-mail inspired embroidery ideas (not actual patterns)
^^ The Frequency Mailers’ Club by Emily Alden Foster: a lovely and poignant story of a quirky pen-pal club between friends, and how friendships shift and change
^^ Parcel Ghost’s Guide to Post (and other zines), by Marissa Falco: a series of fun and educational zines for children, starring “Parcel Ghost,” a long-dead spirit who was once a postman
^^ Postal Adventures (vols. 1 & 2), by Marian Krick of Quietly Written: advice and creative ideas for getting started writing to pen pals
And that’s just a start. There’s more out there, folks. Zines specifically about snail-mail, made by these ladies, and others as well. I’m curious: who buys and reads these zines, other than me? I mean seriously? I want to meet them! Hello out there, fellow snail-mail-oddities! Thanks for making and writing and reading!
