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Penfriends

75 more questions to ask your pen pal

August 11, 2021December 15, 2016 by Lucy Williams
Hand writing a postcard with a blue pen next to coffee and colourful macarons on table

A while back I wrote a list of 75 questions to ask your pen pal, which a lot of you seemed to find useful, so … Read more

How to: First letter to a pen pal

August 11, 2021September 1, 2016 by Lucy Williams
Photo: Igor Stevanovic

You could be the most conversational person in the world, but given a blank piece of paper and a pen with the exciting yet daunting … Read more

Why & How to Have a Pen Pal As an Adult

August 11, 2021October 2, 2015 by Lucy Williams
Post box

For many of us, our ‘pen-palling’ journey started and ended at primary school, when our teachers organised for us to exchange a letter with a … Read more

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