The Lost Art of Letter Writing

How long has it been since you wrote a letter?  Not an email, tweet, or Facebook status.  An actual letter that you hand-wrote and dropped in the mail.  Can't remember?  Neither can I.  

May be that's why Snail Mail My Email popped into existence.  

It's an art project that is going on for a month to reclaim the art of letter writing.  

However, they didn't anticipate such a great response.  Already, they've received 900 emails and they are struggling to write and mail them all out.  And since it's a free service they've recruited some 220 volunteers to write out emails.  

Clearly, this isn't something that could go for very long for free (the cost of stamps alone...), but it might prompt a written response from those who receive a letter.  And then maybe we'll all recover the lost art of letter writing and save the Post Office with our influx of business.  

Joking aside though, I have to point out how cool this is.  Don't you get excited whenever you get something in the mail?  A postcard, a package, any letter that's not a bill or sales solicitation.  I know I do.  I love getting mail.  Even if it's something I ordered online, when the package arrives there's still a little thrill in receiving something.  

Maybe this is what this art project is meant to do: remind us how connecting through a medium other than a screen can hold excitement.  It's kind of inspiring.  Excuse me, I have to go write some letters.