WHY
"People consume now more than ever in the history of the world. We eat more, we listen to more music, and we consume more information. However, we’ve also learned enough about consumerism to know it won’t make us happy.
Writing gives us a chance to turn the tides on consumerism. Rather than consume more, we can make something."
Dead Letter Club is a Creative Social Movement,
We believe an individual’s wellbeing is linked to their community's wellbeing.
And DLC believes that creativity and wellbeing are intertwined.
DLC is full of excellent people who know creativity isn't just for kids.
We're all about fun and the importance of hanging out, doing more than drinking and Netflix (although these things are great).
Come alone, come with buddies, we're a Club so you won't be a stranger for long.
We believe social change and empathy is possible through creativity.
Sometimes we find ourselves too tired/ busy/nervous/ashamed/anxious/shy to make time for play, let alone creativity. DLC is a space to help facilitate this. No more sitting at your kitchen table or desk staring at a blank bit of paper or blinking laptop.
We use Twitter, text, snapchat, emojis, tinder, like buttons and canned responses as a way to communicate our thoughts and feelings.
What can be the result of this instant communication on our relationships, memories and creativity?
"Letters are tactile. They beg for presence. The trick is in carving out the intentional time for it.
When we craft that time, letter writing is an act of self care and intention - even when you don’t have a penpal to write to. Sometimes we just have to make that time." - Make Time
WHY IS IT CALLED DEAD LETTER CLUB?
In short. This is not about dead people, dead things or death.
The Dead Letter Office is a part of letter writing history.
The DLO existed in almost every postal service in the world. It was a place where letters that couldn’t be delivered would end up. A home for all the misaddressed, mysterious, and misfit missives to end up.
The mystery and wonder this evokes for me, is that of the Dead Letter Club game. You don’t know who you’re corresponding with, you don’t know how you, and they, are getting your letters. It just is. And it’s good fun.
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