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A Magazine for Letter Writers
Do you look forward to going to your mailbox each day? If not, The Letter Exchange can help! Whether you want to discuss contemporary events or brag about your cat, connect with other crafters or compare opinions on the latest bestseller, you'll find great penfriends by subscribing to "LEX".
The Unique Benefits of LEX
- Letter writers choose interesting correspondents by matching themselves using the number-coded listings printed in the magazine. Anyone can respond to listings and subscribers can also enter their own listings.
- Letter writers responding to listings in the "Ghost Letters" section pretend they are the fictional or historical character the listing is addressed to and reply from that point of view, creating a story through letters.
- The "LEX Number" forwarding system allows subscribers to keep their names and addresses confidential as long as they want to.
And more! We've featured Ronald Reagan's official pen pal, an elf who answers children's letters in Minneapolis, a letter written by Helen Keller at the age of 12, cartoons about pen palling from subscribers, quotes from famous letter writers of the past...you never know what will show up! Plus Lexers share their letter-writing experiences in "Letters to LEX".
No prisoners or singles ads, just good conversation by snail mail.
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Mailing dates
- Winter: February 15
- Summer: June 15
- Autumn: October 15
- Summer: June 15
Autumn 2008 Issue
Autumn 2008, #17
Contents
- Listings...Proof that the art of letter writing is not lost.
- Ghost Letters...Tired of being yourself? Try being someone else.
- Your Thoughts for a Penny...A brief history of the Penny Post.
- On Unanswering Letters...And you think you procrastinate.
- Letters to LEX...Letters about other people's letters.
- The World of Letters...A playful exchange from the 4th century.
- Have You Been Naughty or Nice?...Get a Santa Claus postmark this year.
- Listings Part 2...Need even more proof? Here it is.
We forward letters to listings back to Issue 1, Summer 2003. Most listers are still looking for new correspondents!