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  1. If I ever hear anyone from the German post office complaining no one writes letters anymore, I shall stick this where the sun doesn't shine.

    I searched Wismar, a major German coastal tourist area, for over an hour. In the centre of Wismar, this is the only postbox. If tourists can not post postcards home, why should locals be expected to write? There are no postboxes to send letters anymore, because German post has removed too many of them.

    #life #travel #GermanPost #PostOffice #letterwriting

  2. If I ever hear anyone from the German post office complaining no one writes letters anymore, I shall stick this where the sun doesn't shine.

    I searched Wismar, a major German coastal tourist area, for over an hour. In the centre of Wismar, this is the only postbox. If tourists can not post postcards home, why should locals be expected to write? There are no postboxes to send letters anymore, because German post has removed too many of them.

    #life #travel #GermanPost #PostOffice #letterwriting

  3. If I ever hear anyone from the German post office complaining no one writes letters anymore, I shall stick this where the sun doesn't shine.

    I searched Wismar, a major German coastal tourist area, for over an hour. In the centre of Wismar, this is the only postbox. If tourists can not post postcards home, why should locals be expected to write? There are no postboxes to send letters anymore, because German post has removed too many of them.

    #life #travel #GermanPost #PostOffice #letterwriting

  4. If I ever hear anyone from the German post office complaining no one writes letters anymore, I shall stick this where the sun doesn't shine.

    I searched Wismar, a major German coastal tourist area, for over an hour. In the centre of Wismar, this is the only postbox. If tourists can not post postcards home, why should locals be expected to write? There are no postboxes to send letters anymore, because German post has removed too many of them.

    #life #travel #GermanPost #PostOffice #letterwriting

  5. If I ever hear anyone from the German post office complaining no one writes letters anymore, I shall stick this where the sun doesn't shine.

    I searched Wismar, a major German coastal tourist area, for over an hour. In the centre of Wismar, this is the only postbox. If tourists can not post postcards home, why should locals be expected to write? There are no postboxes to send letters anymore, because German post has removed too many of them.

    #life #travel #GermanPost #PostOffice #letterwriting

  6. So, a few years ago, one of my nieces bought me a calligraphy kit (I used to do it a long time ago). When contemplating how to keep in touch with friends and family post-social media, a friend suggested I start writing letters again. I like that...! Also, I do write personal notes in my holiday cards, so I suppose that counts.

    On a related note, this workshop shows I'm not the only one who wants to revive the nearly lost art of #LetterWriting (sorry folks in #Denmark ).

    Letter Writing with Friends

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (monthly)
    4:30pm–5:30pm
    #RivertonBranch, #PortlandPublicLibrary
    #PortlandME

    Event Details

    "Join your neighbors for a monthly letter-writing meet-up inspired by the epistolary novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Each meet-up will include a highlighted theme, a bit of gentle encouragement, and plenty of fun. Basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite pen, stationery, stamps, or whatever else would make your letters feel more personal. Space is limited, so registration is required for this series."

    This event is for registrants age 18 and above.

    portlandme.librarycalendar.com

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Handwriting #Creativity #Correspondence #HumanCreativity #PostSocialMedia

  7. So, a few years ago, one of my nieces bought me a calligraphy kit (I used to do it a long time ago). When contemplating how to keep in touch with friends and family post-social media, a friend suggested I start writing letters again. I like that...! Also, I do write personal notes in my holiday cards, so I suppose that counts.

    On a related note, this workshop shows I'm not the only one who wants to revive the nearly lost art of #LetterWriting (sorry folks in #Denmark ).

    Letter Writing with Friends

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (monthly)
    4:30pm–5:30pm
    #RivertonBranch, #PortlandPublicLibrary
    #PortlandME

    Event Details

    "Join your neighbors for a monthly letter-writing meet-up inspired by the epistolary novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Each meet-up will include a highlighted theme, a bit of gentle encouragement, and plenty of fun. Basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite pen, stationery, stamps, or whatever else would make your letters feel more personal. Space is limited, so registration is required for this series."

    This event is for registrants age 18 and above.

    portlandme.librarycalendar.com

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Handwriting #Creativity #Correspondence #HumanCreativity #PostSocialMedia

  8. So, a few years ago, one of my nieces bought me a calligraphy kit (I used to do it a long time ago). When contemplating how to keep in touch with friends and family post-social media, a friend suggested I start writing letters again. I like that...! Also, I do write personal notes in my holiday cards, so I suppose that counts.

    On a related note, this workshop shows I'm not the only one who wants to revive the nearly lost art of #LetterWriting (sorry folks in #Denmark ).

    Letter Writing with Friends

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (monthly)
    4:30pm–5:30pm
    #RivertonBranch, #PortlandPublicLibrary
    #PortlandME

    Event Details

    "Join your neighbors for a monthly letter-writing meet-up inspired by the epistolary novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Each meet-up will include a highlighted theme, a bit of gentle encouragement, and plenty of fun. Basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite pen, stationery, stamps, or whatever else would make your letters feel more personal. Space is limited, so registration is required for this series."

    This event is for registrants age 18 and above.

    portlandme.librarycalendar.com

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Handwriting #Creativity #Correspondence #HumanCreativity #PostSocialMedia

  9. So, a few years ago, one of my nieces bought me a calligraphy kit (I used to do it a long time ago). When contemplating how to keep in touch with friends and family post-social media, a friend suggested I start writing letters again. I like that...! Also, I do write personal notes in my holiday cards, so I suppose that counts.

    On a related note, this workshop shows I'm not the only one who wants to revive the nearly lost art of #LetterWriting (sorry folks in #Denmark ).

    Letter Writing with Friends

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (monthly)
    4:30pm–5:30pm
    #RivertonBranch, #PortlandPublicLibrary
    #PortlandME

    Event Details

    "Join your neighbors for a monthly letter-writing meet-up inspired by the epistolary novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Each meet-up will include a highlighted theme, a bit of gentle encouragement, and plenty of fun. Basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite pen, stationery, stamps, or whatever else would make your letters feel more personal. Space is limited, so registration is required for this series."

    This event is for registrants age 18 and above.

    portlandme.librarycalendar.com

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Handwriting #Creativity #Correspondence #HumanCreativity #PostSocialMedia

  10. So, a few years ago, one of my nieces bought me a calligraphy kit (I used to do it a long time ago). When contemplating how to keep in touch with friends and family post-social media, a friend suggested I start writing letters again. I like that...! Also, I do write personal notes in my holiday cards, so I suppose that counts.

    On a related note, this workshop shows I'm not the only one who wants to revive the nearly lost art of #LetterWriting (sorry folks in #Denmark ).

    Letter Writing with Friends

    Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (monthly)
    4:30pm–5:30pm
    #RivertonBranch, #PortlandPublicLibrary
    #PortlandME

    Event Details

    "Join your neighbors for a monthly letter-writing meet-up inspired by the epistolary novel The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Each meet-up will include a highlighted theme, a bit of gentle encouragement, and plenty of fun. Basic supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite pen, stationery, stamps, or whatever else would make your letters feel more personal. Space is limited, so registration is required for this series."

    This event is for registrants age 18 and above.

    portlandme.librarycalendar.com

    #SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #Handwriting #Creativity #Correspondence #HumanCreativity #PostSocialMedia

  11. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **Events during WOSWAP 2026 in Dresden**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/08/16/events

    Both events happen at malobeo, Kamenzerstr. 38, 01099 DresdenMOVIE & FOOD | Tuesday August 25, 2026 | 6 pm food […]

    #Events #News #Dresden #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  12. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **Events during WOSWAP 2026 in Dresden**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/08/16/events

    Both events happen at malobeo, Kamenzerstr. 38, 01099 DresdenMOVIE & FOOD | Tuesday August 25, 2026 | 6 pm food […]

    #Events #News #Dresden #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  13. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **Events during WOSWAP 2026 in Dresden**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/08/16/events

    Both events happen at malobeo, Kamenzerstr. 38, 01099 DresdenMOVIE & FOOD | Tuesday August 25, 2026 | 6 pm food […]

    #Events #News #Dresden #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  14. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **Events during WOSWAP 2026 in Dresden**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/08/16/events

    Both events happen at malobeo, Kamenzerstr. 38, 01099 DresdenMOVIE & FOOD | Tuesday August 25, 2026 | 6 pm food […]

    #Events #News #Dresden #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  15. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **Events during WOSWAP 2026 in Dresden**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/08/16/events

    Both events happen at malobeo, Kamenzerstr. 38, 01099 DresdenMOVIE & FOOD | Tuesday August 25, 2026 | 6 pm food […]

    #Events #News #Dresden #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  16. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  17. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  18. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  19. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  20. Next Saturday there's going to be a local gathering for letter writing to political prisoners for Black August. If you are in or around so-called Kingston, NY, you can drop by anytime between 1 and 5 to connect with folks and write a letter. 🖤

    Letter Writing to Political Prisoners for Black August 2026

    Saturday, August 8
    1 PM – 5 PM
    Drop in any time

    Blackbird Infoshop
    587 Abeel St
    “Kingston, NY”

    Letter-writing supplies and materials provided.

    Masks required and provided.

    commoningkingston.com/black-au

    #BlackAugust #BlackLiberation #anarchism #letterWriting #politicalPrisoners #gathering #maskUp #hudsonValley

  21. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners August 23 – 30, 2026**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/07/25/intern

    Call from solidarity.international Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the […]

    #Events #News #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  22. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners August 23 – 30, 2026**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/07/25/intern

    Call from solidarity.international Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the […]

    #Events #News #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  23. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners August 23 – 30, 2026**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/07/25/intern

    Call from solidarity.international Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the […]

    #Events #News #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  24. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners August 23 – 30, 2026**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/07/25/intern

    Call from solidarity.international Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the […]

    #Events #News #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  25. Anarchist Black Cross Dresden: **International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners August 23 – 30, 2026**

    abcdd.org/en/2026/07/25/intern

    Call from solidarity.international Marius Mason, an environmental and animal rights activist, anarchist, writer, artist and trans advocate, was serving the […]

    #Events #News #Letterwriting #Prison #Prisoners #Repressions #Solidarity #WOSWAP2026

  26. The post today delivered 2 penfriends letters from UK and Canada - the rest still missing, one from the USA since a month.

    #letter #letterwriting #post #postFail

  27. The post today delivered 2 penfriends letters from UK and Canada - the rest still missing, one from the USA since a month.

    #letter #letterwriting #post #postFail

  28. Abolitionist Love Letters

    2640 Space, Saturday, June 20 at 02:00 PM EDT

    Write to incarcerated trans people

    Organized by Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition (TRAC) and DC Trans Abolitionist Collective (DCTAC)

    events.bmorepunk.social/event/

  29. Abolitionist Love Letters

    2640 Space, Saturday, June 20 at 02:00 PM EDT

    Write to incarcerated trans people

    Organized by Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition (TRAC) and DC Trans Abolitionist Collective (DCTAC)

    events.bmorepunk.social/event/

  30. Abolitionist Love Letters

    2640 Space, Saturday, June 20 at 02:00 PM EDT

    Write to incarcerated trans people

    Organized by Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition (TRAC) and DC Trans Abolitionist Collective (DCTAC)

    events.bmorepunk.social/event/

  31. Abolitionist Love Letters

    2640 Space, Saturday, June 20 at 02:00 PM EDT

    Write to incarcerated trans people

    Organized by Trans Rights Advocacy Coalition (TRAC) and DC Trans Abolitionist Collective (DCTAC)

    events.bmorepunk.social/event/

  32. Grateful I launched myself out of the gravity well and went to a charming, low key event hosted by Egg Press in honor of #PenPalDay, with is June 1st this year. They generously offered everyone 2 free cards, a fun ABCs of summer mini poster, stickers, and FREE POSTAGE! You could also buy more cards for only $1. They had tables set up and all the doors wide open because it’s lovely here today.

    #WriteMeBack #LetterWriting #LetterpressPrinting #WholesomeMoments

  33. Grateful I launched myself out of the gravity well and went to a charming, low key event hosted by Egg Press in honor of #PenPalDay, with is June 1st this year. They generously offered everyone 2 free cards, a fun ABCs of summer mini poster, stickers, and FREE POSTAGE! You could also buy more cards for only $1. They had tables set up and all the doors wide open because it’s lovely here today.

    #WriteMeBack #LetterWriting #LetterpressPrinting #WholesomeMoments

  34. Grateful I launched myself out of the gravity well and went to a charming, low key event hosted by Egg Press in honor of #PenPalDay, with is June 1st this year. They generously offered everyone 2 free cards, a fun ABCs of summer mini poster, stickers, and FREE POSTAGE! You could also buy more cards for only $1. They had tables set up and all the doors wide open because it’s lovely here today.

    #WriteMeBack #LetterWriting #LetterpressPrinting #WholesomeMoments

  35. Grateful I launched myself out of the gravity well and went to a charming, low key event hosted by Egg Press in honor of #PenPalDay, with is June 1st this year. They generously offered everyone 2 free cards, a fun ABCs of summer mini poster, stickers, and FREE POSTAGE! You could also buy more cards for only $1. They had tables set up and all the doors wide open because it’s lovely here today.

    #WriteMeBack #LetterWriting #LetterpressPrinting #WholesomeMoments

  36. Grateful I launched myself out of the gravity well and went to a charming, low key event hosted by Egg Press in honor of #PenPalDay, with is June 1st this year. They generously offered everyone 2 free cards, a fun ABCs of summer mini poster, stickers, and FREE POSTAGE! You could also buy more cards for only $1. They had tables set up and all the doors wide open because it’s lovely here today.

    #WriteMeBack #LetterWriting #LetterpressPrinting #WholesomeMoments

  37. "At 77, Jiang may be the last remaining writer of qiaopi — remittance letters exchanged between Chinese migrants overseas and the families they left behind. Often sent together with money from abroad, the letters once served as a vital lifeline between relatives separated by migration." #qiaopi #china #letterwriting

    sixthtone.com/news/1018560

  38. Tarot and the Lo-Teks

    Yesterday’s post was, obviously, about a new shop item on my ko-fi page. All the proceeds from my ko-fi page go toward web-hosting Sage Sips without ads, keeping the Substack paywall-free, and maybe generating a few donations for causes I care about (more about that in a later post.) I’m not going back into business. Handwritten Tarot readings are not a money-maker.

    Trust me, I’ve tried it before.

    I originally offered tangible, pen and paper Tarot readings years ago, when AI was the stuff of cyberpunk fiction – not anything anyone actually used in normal day-to-day life.

    I’ve always been a William Gibson fan, dating back to Neuromancer. I originally offered handwritten Tarot because it was cool and niche. Bringing back handwritten Tarot is more the Lo-Teks from Gibson’s short story turned Keeanu Reeves movie, Johnny Mnemonic.

    I never imagined that a person to person email with a digital photo would seem low-tech next to computer-generated art and writing, but here we are. Physical paper and handwriting seems like ancient, mysterious wizardshit by comparison.

    If you want a talking type of reading – eesy peesy. There are psychics by the dozens out there doing that and it is up to you to figure out if they are trustworthy or not. (The Tao of Finding a Psychic might help) As far as I know, there are only a handful of us working in the typed-word and email formats, and fewer still that do handwritten pen and ink readings.

    “A thought is powerful, the spoken word even more so, but the written word is the most powerful of all”

    Sallie Christensen, psychic and author

    I’m not going back into business, but I am offering these readings as a quiet rebellion against AI. This is my Lo-Tek Tarot.

    Handwritten Tarot is magical and powerful – arguably even more so than spoken in-person ones. This kind of Tarot can never be digitally replicated. My bad handwriting and cringy doodles show you they are 100% real, 100% HUMAN .

    Handwritten Tarot has all the advantages of any distance reading: You can’t unintentionally give body language cues. There are no leading questions, no stage mentalism, no tricks – these readings are pure spirit and intuition. No drama, no AI slop – just quiet wisdom in the ancient way of pen and ink writing.

    Please include your name, U.S. mailing address, and question for the reading with your order. If you don’t include a question or topic, no problem! I’ll automatically do an open style reading and let intuition lead the way.

    Sent folded into a standard #10 envelope, this Tarot reading is discreet and private. This is highly customized folk art with no refunds or exchanges. Available to USA mailing addresses ONLY.

    This nominal charge is only to cover the cost of paper, postage, driving to the post office and the extra effort that these take to create.

    Just like always, these readings are highly customized ephemeral folk art for entertainment and personal spritual enrichment, and do not predict the future. No refunds or exchanges or any of that other business-y stuff. Caveat emptor and whatnot.

    Order one from my ko-fi shop HERE if you are interested in giving it a try.

    #AIRebellion #cyberpunk #handwriting #johnnyMnemonic #letterWriting #loTek #PenAndInk #quote #sageSips #SallieChristenson #scienceFiction #spirituality #taoOfFindingAPsychic #TaoCraftTarot #tarot #tarotReadings #williamGibson #writing
  39. Tarot and the Lo-Teks

    Yesterday’s post was, obviously, about a new shop item on my ko-fi page. All the proceeds from my ko-fi page go toward web-hosting Sage Sips without ads, keeping the Substack paywall-free, and maybe generating a few donations for causes I care about (more about that in a later post.) I’m not going back into business. Handwritten Tarot readings are not a money-maker.

    Trust me, I’ve tried it before.

    I originally offered tangible, pen and paper Tarot readings years ago, when AI was the stuff of cyberpunk fiction – not anything anyone actually used in normal day-to-day life.

    I’ve always been a William Gibson fan, dating back to Neuromancer. I originally offered handwritten Tarot because it was cool and niche. Bringing back handwritten Tarot is more the Lo-Teks from Gibson’s short story turned Keeanu Reeves movie, Johnny Mnemonic.

    I never imagined that a person to person email with a digital photo would seem low-tech next to computer-generated art and writing, but here we are. Physical paper and handwriting seems like ancient, mysterious wizardshit by comparison.

    If you want a talking type of reading – eesy peesy. There are psychics by the dozens out there doing that and it is up to you to figure out if they are trustworthy or not. (The Tao of Finding a Psychic might help) As far as I know, there are only a handful of us working in the typed-word and email formats, and fewer still that do handwritten pen and ink readings.

    “A thought is powerful, the spoken word even more so, but the written word is the most powerful of all”

    Sallie Christensen, psychic and author

    I’m not going back into business, but I am offering these readings as a quiet rebellion against AI. This is my Lo-Tek Tarot.

    Handwritten Tarot is magical and powerful – arguably even more so than spoken in-person ones. This kind of Tarot can never be digitally replicated. My bad handwriting and cringy doodles show you they are 100% real, 100% HUMAN .

    Handwritten Tarot has all the advantages of any distance reading: You can’t unintentionally give body language cues. There are no leading questions, no stage mentalism, no tricks – these readings are pure spirit and intuition. No drama, no AI slop – just quiet wisdom in the ancient way of pen and ink writing.

    Please include your name, U.S. mailing address, and question for the reading with your order. If you don’t include a question or topic, no problem! I’ll automatically do an open style reading and let intuition lead the way.

    Sent folded into a standard #10 envelope, this Tarot reading is discreet and private. This is highly customized folk art with no refunds or exchanges. Available to USA mailing addresses ONLY.

    This nominal charge is only to cover the cost of paper, postage, driving to the post office and the extra effort that these take to create.

    Just like always, these readings are highly customized ephemeral folk art for entertainment and personal spritual enrichment, and do not predict the future. No refunds or exchanges or any of that other business-y stuff. Caveat emptor and whatnot.

    Order one from my ko-fi shop HERE if you are interested in giving it a try.

    #AIRebellion #cyberpunk #handwriting #johnnyMnemonic #letterWriting #loTek #PenAndInk #quote #sageSips #SallieChristenson #scienceFiction #spirituality #taoOfFindingAPsychic #TaoCraftTarot #tarot #tarotReadings #williamGibson #writing
  40. Tarot and the Lo-Teks

    Yesterday’s post was, obviously, about a new shop item on my ko-fi page. All the proceeds from my ko-fi page go toward web-hosting Sage Sips without ads, keeping the Substack paywall-free, and maybe generating a few donations for causes I care about (more about that in a later post.) I’m not going back into business. Handwritten Tarot readings are not a money-maker.

    Trust me, I’ve tried it before.

    I originally offered tangible, pen and paper Tarot readings years ago, when AI was the stuff of cyberpunk fiction – not anything anyone actually used in normal day-to-day life.

    I’ve always been a William Gibson fan, dating back to Neuromancer. I originally offered handwritten Tarot because it was cool and niche. Bringing back handwritten Tarot is more the Lo-Teks from Gibson’s short story turned Keeanu Reeves movie, Johnny Mnemonic.

    I never imagined that a person to person email with a digital photo would seem low-tech next to computer-generated art and writing, but here we are. Physical paper and handwriting seems like ancient, mysterious wizardshit by comparison.

    If you want a talking type of reading – eesy peesy. There are psychics by the dozens out there doing that and it is up to you to figure out if they are trustworthy or not. (The Tao of Finding a Psychic might help) As far as I know, there are only a handful of us working in the typed-word and email formats, and fewer still that do handwritten pen and ink readings.

    “A thought is powerful, the spoken word even more so, but the written word is the most powerful of all”

    Sallie Christensen, psychic and author

    I’m not going back into business, but I am offering these readings as a quiet rebellion against AI. This is my Lo-Tek Tarot.

    Handwritten Tarot is magical and powerful – arguably even more so than spoken in-person ones. This kind of Tarot can never be digitally replicated. My bad handwriting and cringy doodles show you they are 100% real, 100% HUMAN .

    Handwritten Tarot has all the advantages of any distance reading: You can’t unintentionally give body language cues. There are no leading questions, no stage mentalism, no tricks – these readings are pure spirit and intuition. No drama, no AI slop – just quiet wisdom in the ancient way of pen and ink writing.

    Please include your name, U.S. mailing address, and question for the reading with your order. If you don’t include a question or topic, no problem! I’ll automatically do an open style reading and let intuition lead the way.

    Sent folded into a standard #10 envelope, this Tarot reading is discreet and private. This is highly customized folk art with no refunds or exchanges. Available to USA mailing addresses ONLY.

    This nominal charge is only to cover the cost of paper, postage, driving to the post office and the extra effort that these take to create.

    Just like always, these readings are highly customized ephemeral folk art for entertainment and personal spritual enrichment, and do not predict the future. No refunds or exchanges or any of that other business-y stuff. Caveat emptor and whatnot.

    Order one from my ko-fi shop HERE if you are interested in giving it a try.

    #AIRebellion #cyberpunk #handwriting #johnnyMnemonic #letterWriting #loTek #PenAndInk #quote #sageSips #SallieChristenson #scienceFiction #spirituality #taoOfFindingAPsychic #TaoCraftTarot #tarot #tarotReadings #williamGibson #writing
  41. Tarot and the Lo-Teks

    Yesterday’s post was, obviously, about a new shop item on my ko-fi page. All the proceeds from my ko-fi page go toward web-hosting Sage Sips without ads, keeping the Substack paywall-free, and maybe generating a few donations for causes I care about (more about that in a later post.) I’m not going back into business. Handwritten Tarot readings are not a money-maker.

    Trust me, I’ve tried it before.

    I originally offered tangible, pen and paper Tarot readings years ago, when AI was the stuff of cyberpunk fiction – not anything anyone actually used in normal day-to-day life.

    I’ve always been a William Gibson fan, dating back to Neuromancer. I originally offered handwritten Tarot because it was cool and niche. Bringing back handwritten Tarot is more the Lo-Teks from Gibson’s short story turned Keeanu Reeves movie, Johnny Mnemonic.

    I never imagined that a person to person email with a digital photo would seem low-tech next to computer-generated art and writing, but here we are. Physical paper and handwriting seems like ancient, mysterious wizardshit by comparison.

    If you want a talking type of reading – eesy peesy. There are psychics by the dozens out there doing that and it is up to you to figure out if they are trustworthy or not. (The Tao of Finding a Psychic might help) As far as I know, there are only a handful of us working in the typed-word and email formats, and fewer still that do handwritten pen and ink readings.

    “A thought is powerful, the spoken word even more so, but the written word is the most powerful of all”

    Sallie Christensen, psychic and author

    I’m not going back into business, but I am offering these readings as a quiet rebellion against AI. This is my Lo-Tek Tarot.

    Handwritten Tarot is magical and powerful – arguably even more so than spoken in-person ones. This kind of Tarot can never be digitally replicated. My bad handwriting and cringy doodles show you they are 100% real, 100% HUMAN .

    Handwritten Tarot has all the advantages of any distance reading: You can’t unintentionally give body language cues. There are no leading questions, no stage mentalism, no tricks – these readings are pure spirit and intuition. No drama, no AI slop – just quiet wisdom in the ancient way of pen and ink writing.

    Please include your name, U.S. mailing address, and question for the reading with your order. If you don’t include a question or topic, no problem! I’ll automatically do an open style reading and let intuition lead the way.

    Sent folded into a standard #10 envelope, this Tarot reading is discreet and private. This is highly customized folk art with no refunds or exchanges. Available to USA mailing addresses ONLY.

    This nominal charge is only to cover the cost of paper, postage, driving to the post office and the extra effort that these take to create.

    Just like always, these readings are highly customized ephemeral folk art for entertainment and personal spritual enrichment, and do not predict the future. No refunds or exchanges or any of that other business-y stuff. Caveat emptor and whatnot.

    Order one from my ko-fi shop HERE if you are interested in giving it a try.

    #AIRebellion #cyberpunk #handwriting #johnnyMnemonic #letterWriting #loTek #PenAndInk #quote #sageSips #SallieChristenson #scienceFiction #spirituality #taoOfFindingAPsychic #TaoCraftTarot #tarot #tarotReadings #williamGibson #writing
  42. The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters

    Author Ronda Beaman shares what is so human and essential about taking the time to physically write and why letter writing still matters.
    The post The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/the-last-hum

    #BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #LetterWriting #WritingLetters

  43. The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters

    Author Ronda Beaman shares what is so human and essential about taking the time to physically write and why letter writing still matters.
    The post The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/the-last-hum

    #BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #LetterWriting #WritingLetters

  44. The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters

    Author Ronda Beaman shares what is so human and essential about taking the time to physically write and why letter writing still matters.
    The post The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/the-last-hum

    #BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #LetterWriting #WritingLetters

  45. The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters

    Author Ronda Beaman shares what is so human and essential about taking the time to physically write and why letter writing still matters.
    The post The Last Human Art: Why Letter Writing Still Matters appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/the-last-hum

    #BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #LetterWriting #WritingLetters

  46. In a world where we can video call someone across the globe in a heartbeat, let's nostalgically pretend writing letters to strangers is still relevant. ✍️📮 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge communication" like waiting weeks for a letter when you could just text. 😂📱
    apnews.com/article/pen-pals-le #nostalgia #communication #letterwriting #techhumor #globalconnectivity #instantmessaging #HackerNews #ngated

  47. In a world where we can video call someone across the globe in a heartbeat, let's nostalgically pretend writing letters to strangers is still relevant. ✍️📮 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge communication" like waiting weeks for a letter when you could just text. 😂📱
    apnews.com/article/pen-pals-le #nostalgia #communication #letterwriting #techhumor #globalconnectivity #instantmessaging #HackerNews #ngated

  48. In a world where we can video call someone across the globe in a heartbeat, let's nostalgically pretend writing letters to strangers is still relevant. ✍️📮 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge communication" like waiting weeks for a letter when you could just text. 😂📱
    apnews.com/article/pen-pals-le #nostalgia #communication #letterwriting #techhumor #globalconnectivity #instantmessaging #HackerNews #ngated

  49. In a world where we can video call someone across the globe in a heartbeat, let's nostalgically pretend writing letters to strangers is still relevant. ✍️📮 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge communication" like waiting weeks for a letter when you could just text. 😂📱
    apnews.com/article/pen-pals-le #nostalgia #communication #letterwriting #techhumor #globalconnectivity #instantmessaging #HackerNews #ngated

  50. In a world where we can video call someone across the globe in a heartbeat, let's nostalgically pretend writing letters to strangers is still relevant. ✍️📮 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge communication" like waiting weeks for a letter when you could just text. 😂📱
    apnews.com/article/pen-pals-le #nostalgia #communication #letterwriting #techhumor #globalconnectivity #instantmessaging #HackerNews #ngated

  51. alojapan.com/1475719/two-jacks Two Jackson-Milton students connect over siblings serving in Okinawa | Local News #JacksonMiltonSchools #LetterWriting #MilitaryChild #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #siblings #StudentConnection #USAirForce #USMarineCorps #沖縄 NORTH JACKSON – April is known as the “Month of the Military Child,” and Jackson-Milton Schools is using this as an opportunity to celebrate the resilience of 14 students with family in the military. This caused two fourth-g

  52. alojapan.com/1475719/two-jacks Two Jackson-Milton students connect over siblings serving in Okinawa | Local News #JacksonMiltonSchools #LetterWriting #MilitaryChild #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #siblings #StudentConnection #USAirForce #USMarineCorps #沖縄 NORTH JACKSON – April is known as the “Month of the Military Child,” and Jackson-Milton Schools is using this as an opportunity to celebrate the resilience of 14 students with family in the military. This caused two fourth-g

  53. Does anyone have recommendations for quality letter-writing paper?
    It has to be fountain-pen friendly.

    Currently using Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 plain, but that seems to be getting harder to obtain.

    :boost_ok:

    #FountainPens #LetterWriting

  54. Does anyone have recommendations for quality letter-writing paper?
    It has to be fountain-pen friendly.

    Currently using Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 plain, but that seems to be getting harder to obtain.

    :boost_ok:

    #FountainPens #LetterWriting

  55. Does anyone have recommendations for quality letter-writing paper?
    It has to be fountain-pen friendly.

    Currently using Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 plain, but that seems to be getting harder to obtain.

    :boost_ok:

    #FountainPens #LetterWriting

  56. Does anyone have recommendations for quality letter-writing paper?
    It has to be fountain-pen friendly.

    Currently using Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 plain, but that seems to be getting harder to obtain.

    :boost_ok:

    #FountainPens #LetterWriting