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The crime of malicious rottenness
I. M. Grinch vs S. T. Nicholas
Dec 23, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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The anguish must be borne
A letter of condolence from George Eliot
Dec 22, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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All my senses are being tortured simultaneously
A letter of complaint of note
Dec 21, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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What do I want for Christmas?
Letters of Noël
Dec 18, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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It’s a masterpiece
Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
Nov 14, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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1984 v A Brave New World
Two giants collide
Oct 21, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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I love my wife, my wife is dead
A devastating letter from Richard Feynman – with a reading by Toby Jones
Oct 17, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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THIS IS INSTEAD OF TELEPHONING BECAUSE I CANT LOOK YOU IN THE VOICE
Jun 28, 2022
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Shaun Usher
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I would like to be paid like a plumber
Mar 28, 2022
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Shaun Usher
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I hate everybody including you
Dec 18, 2020
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Shaun Usher
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My mother declared my bedroom a disaster area
Apr 18, 2024
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Shaun Usher
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A great desert lies ahead of me
A touching letter from Edith Wharton
Oct 15, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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HOLD ME!
Oct 8, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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Do you think I shall ever write a really good book?
On this day in letters
Oct 1, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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He came and rearranged our molecules
A stunning letter of condolence following the death of James Dean
Sep 30, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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How to turn down an invitation
Happy birthday to a gem
Sep 28, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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A few moments ago I was handed my very first American fan letter
An endearing letter from 20-year-old David Bowie
Sep 25, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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Spook, Spuck, Spack, Speek, Spouk, Spaak, Spilk, Spiak, Spunk, Spank, Spink...
Happy Star Trek Day
Sep 8, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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All the ladies like whiskers
A young girl writes to Abraham Lincoln with a suggestion
Sep 6, 2025
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Shaun Usher
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You must refill the hot tub after your parties
A letter to Joan Rivers from her daughter/landlord
Sep 4, 2025
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