Category Archives: USPS

Tonight’s Forecast: Cold Beers and Warm, Blue-Black Ink at the Standard Tap

Posted on May 12, 2015 by phillytyper

One of our favorite pubs to write a letter in is the Standard Tap, and we’re there every Tuesday in this suddenly steamy May. Join us from 7:02 p.m. (give or take!) to 9 p.m. (or thereabouts…) to drink a great, … Continue reading →

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PUBLETTERS heads to SOUTH PHILLY for APRIL

Posted on April 2, 2015 by phillytyper
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John Lennon’s Letter of Advice: for richer, or for poorer…

Posted on March 16, 2015 by phillytyper

John Lennon read about a singer-songwriter saying that success would ruin his heart… he grabbed a pen and wrote this: Click here for the full STORY.   It inspired a new film with Al Pacino.  What will your next letter spark? … Continue reading →

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Mail a Letter from Manayunk this March!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by phillytyper

As spring waits in the wings, why not join us on Tuesdays (Feb. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st) at TAQUERIA FELIZ in Manayunk?   They’re at 4410 Main St. , just a 5-min. walk from the SEPTA Regional Rail.   Great … Continue reading →

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Should Valentine’s Day be a MONTH? (discuss)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by phillytyper

Valentine’s Day is Saturday–and good luck with all that.  We say it’s always best to have an Alternate Plan prepared; call it a Follow-Up if you like. That’s where we come in.  Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 17, upstairs at the Standard … Continue reading →

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Getting familiar at STRANGELOVES

Posted on January 15, 2015 by phillytyper

Well, a private party upstairs and the resulting packed house made things a bit tight at first for our Publetters debut at Strangeloves, a nice bi-level bar on 11th St. between Walnut and Locust in Center City Philadelphia (BTW: it’s from the same people who … Continue reading →

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Cranking ’em out at the Standard Tap!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by phillytyper

Setting a new house record –we bundled up 54 hand-written, sincere letters by evening’s end, in the cozy second floor of the Standard Tap.  The fireplace was fully involved, and sweaters wound up draped all over the place as a … Continue reading →

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The calm before the clunk (of the mailbox door)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by phillytyper

Here’s a moment from last Tuesday’s Publetters at Paddy’s Pub… the real-world equivalent of pressing “SAVE” –when you fold up the page with your words written on it, slide it into the envelope, then seal it shut. Is this series … Continue reading →

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Publetters continues this Tuesday, 11/11 at PADDY’S PUB in Old City

Posted on November 10, 2014 by phillytyper

We’ve got a new stamp or three this November, including: See you at Paddy’s on Tuesday — same Bat-Time (7–9 p.m.), same Bat-Address (228 Race Street), same Bat-Price (Free!).

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JOIN US at Paddy’s Pub every Tuesday in November

Posted on November 6, 2014 by phillytyper

We had a low-key opening at Paddy’s Pub on Nov. 4th, Election Day.  Yet, every single one* of the handful of people inside that cozy Old City bar participated and wrote a letter–compared to a 36% voter turnout in Tuesday’s elections. We … Continue reading →

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