That the situation is hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best

A mixed mailbag and a thank you

A mixed mailbag today, which I always love sending out. As ever, nothing connects the following extracts but my recent enjoyment of them. But before we get to them, a quick word. It is now two years since I began the Letters of Note newsletter, and I just wanted to thank every single one of you for making it such a pleasant experience. Your feedback—eve…