Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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How I wrote one of my letters
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How I wrote one of my letters

An insider's look at the epistolary operation at Freedman Towers

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Greetings!

Every other week

Rebecca Holden
writes a letter to me on Substack, and in the inbetween weeks I write to her.

Here is Rebecca’s most recent one:

Dear Reader, I'm lost
214. ✒️ A letter to Terry: #25-07
In which Rebecca reminds herself that silence is golden and heeds the warning on an advert for detergent pods…
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a month ago · 13 likes · 18 comments · Rebecca Holden

And here is my reply: Letter to Rebecca #25-08.

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