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Anthony Perkins Uses The Post
Find him at Steven Rea’s extraordinary web log, Rides A Bike.
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April Showers at the P.O.P.E.
Traffic jams, chilly rain and falling temps could not stop Publetters’ debut in South Philly at the Pub On Passyunk East. The first letters were completed and stamped barely 30 minutes in; as we expected, there were two sincere letters … Continue reading
Crane Paper likes PUBLETTERS!
Jessica Haas of the Crane Paper Company just posted a lovely write up on her Crane & Co. blog. Some flattering photos, too, ha. Thank you, Jessica! (yes, that is a 1st-class Ray Charles stamp stuck on mcget’s thumb) PUBLETTERS will close out March … Continue reading
More Proof that LETTERS LAST
As you press SAVE on your computer, the question may nag, “Where am I saving to–and how?” Er, it’s in, or up there, somewhere, we hope. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a nice story on how some letters were saved–the old-fashioned way. … Continue reading
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A Strong Showing as Second Publetters finally catches Spring!
Call it a cross between March’s lion and lamb, call it early April showers. But whatever yesterday’s rainy weather might be called, it was vastly preferable to a week ago. • • • We started right on time–in a real hurry (a dozen hand-written … Continue reading
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WHAT SLUSH?
A sturdy handful of handwriters were on hand as Mother Nature gave a truly chilly reception to the first Publetters of March, which was also the first Publetters ever in Manayunk. Our hosts yesterday (and for every Tuesday this month) … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking and writing, Manayunk, postage stamps, pub writing, Publetters, Taquerias
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Pub letters covered by STAR reporter!
Writer Melissa Komar stopped by the Standard Tap to report on Publetters at the Standard Tap; she really brought out some nuances and totally nailed the headline for her story: Letters Last , it declared. We agree. Here’s the link to her story! … Continue reading
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12 Degrees=22 Letters!
…which is quite respectable for a flash-frozen PUBLETTERS at the Standard Tap. We sent letters to Pretoria, South Africa, Brentford and London in the U.K., down South to Jacksonville AL, as well as Minneapolis (currently downright balmy compared to Philly) and … Continue reading
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Farewell to Strangeloves
Publetters host (and paper maven at Casa Papel) Nestor Torres peers over our final stack of handwritten mail from January at Strangeloves Bar in Wash West. For February, we return to Northern Liberties and to one of the city’s best … Continue reading
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SAVE THE US POSTAL SERVICE join us in OLD CITY on TUESDAY, June 23, lunchtime! 