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Ghost Letters: Messages From the Past Written by Your Pen |
| Section: LIFE / LEISURE |
| Author: Margaret Montet |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2007 |
| Size: 1,802 Words, 11,539 Characters |
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A boastful man by the name of Mangonel was our guest recently. He brought us a gift of a cache of lampreys which he had purchased in La Rochelle. Fortunately, I do not eat these slithery creatures as they cause a hideous rash. The servants of the estate did partake, however, and soon were victims of the dreaded 'downward purge.' Physicians were called and administered their cures. M. Mangonel saved me the trouble of encouraging him to leave: He was gone before light of day. One wonders from what waters these tainted lampreys really came.
Ghost letter writing (also known as "the letter game" or "persona letters") has been around for a long time as a stimulating diversion for the intellectually curious. The term "ghost letters" was coined in the early 1980s by Steve Sikora when he ...
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...-Exchange or www.justwriteletters.com, listed above. Take time to be safe!
FOOTNOTES
1. Letter-Exchange is a clearinghouse for letter writers, which allows correspondents to remain anonymous. They publish a newsletter three times a year.
2. Buzan, Tony, with Barry Buzan. The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain’s Untapped Potential. NY: Plume, 1996.
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