Emmler found a stash of letters from the 1970s in an old bar stool she scavenged. The letters were from a young man (eighteen?), newly in the military, written to a high-school friend.
The writer is always asking for letters in return--seemingly with little success. It reminds me of how slow paper mail was (is), especially when you're waiting to hear back from someone...
But also, how personal--no email ever looked like this:
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