Fan mail's an interesting topic for me. It's becoming more and more of a lost memento of the old internet age! Obviously it's become more easy to connect with just about anyone you desire! Aside from initial vibes, meeting someone can often feel like a coinflip, especially if you catch someone on a bad day, a bad mood, so on and so forth. It's not that I don't want to converse with them - whenever you feel a lot of passion for works or commissioned pieces, making an excuse to tell someone you like their stuff through small talk can feel difficult and unncessary.

Fan mail is one of the most delightful exchanges that I've come to enjoy online. The intent, the time and care to craft a message, and the rather unique form of an e-mail or messaging system just takes the cake. Notifications can be such a terrible thing to have in your life! They are a double-edged sword if you're not careful or don't trim down all of the given options to your liking.

Obviously there's a lot to include or consider writing in the message. I like to pose questions, often open-ended ones, consider their works, their characters, it can feel very personal! Obviously, sometimes I don't want a reply outright- just knowing that they read the mail in the first place has its own gratification. I would never send appreciative mail solely expecting a response--!!

I'm certainly guilty of not using e-mails or FA's notes to contact people. Those are usually business or... In some cases, I don't necessarily believe that sending fan mail can be as strong as instant messaging. Friends definitely don't write fan mail to other friends, they simply converse! ... That's a rather awkward concept to even envision-

Fan mail, long or short, is always so delightful.

This is just one of those passing thoughts that makes me feel a little bit like an intellectual.

... Maybe this is a nefarious scheme to get you to send a little bit of fan mail to someone you like! How devious would that be?