A Letter from the Editors:
A big thank you is in order…
Greetings friends!
Welcome to the final letter from the editors for this year…. It’s crazy how time doesn’t fly during Covid. So who’s pumped for 2022???
[cicadas chirp loudly]
Yeah, that seems to be the general vibe. Back in 2020, when the clock finally struck midnight, it marked the beginning of a new dawn and a brand new year. Alas, the coronavirus didn’t shimmer away into thin air like Cinderella’s ballgown and we were all forced to stare down another year spent in fear of an invisible enemy. The good news is: We did it! The bad news is *cough, cough* well, you know … We all know. So let’s forget about that, just for a moment, and celebrate some of the many incredible things that happened this year: China eradicated Malaria, a NASA rover produced oxygen on Mars and Mini Mailer entered the world…
Mini Mailer’s main goal was to provide a space for writers to express their love and gratitude towards anything and everything; from heartfelt letters to fictional characters to raising awareness about social issues, Mini Mailer became a home to letters of nearly a myriad of genres.
Since then, Thasanya Jayasumana and Vashni Stories have joined Mini Mailer as editors to help Mini Mailer grow stronger:
- To date, we have over 60 writers and have published 125 letters!
- Some letters have over 10,000 external views!
Dear Ted Lasso, Dear Emma Raducanu
What’s Next For Mini Mailer
Starting the new year, we will be releasing prompts and actively promoting pieces on social media to increase readership.
If you have any ideas on how we could improve your experience as a reader or writer at Mini Mailer for 2022, please feel free to add your ideas to the comment section.
Thank You to Our Writers
Without you, our publication just wouldn’t be the same. Mini Mailer is a melting pot of writers from all over the world, who bring their own unique tastes, experiences and writing to the table:
Divya S, Kevin E. Pittack Jr., Abhishek Chandra, Pallavi Agarwal, Akash Tripathi, Amrita Mishra, Ana Echeagaray, Ananna Drista, Anu Anniah, Anushka Prasad, A Rustic Mind (Manali Desai), Boronna Choudhury, Ankit Bhandari, Brina Patel, Thasanya Jayasumana, Chigozirim Emeka, Diksha Singh, Preeti Goel, Ametaf, Fatima Martinez, Sadhana G, Kavana Anklekar, Kavya, Kit Campoy, Shailendravasu Kola, Lumos Leviosa, Mahnoor Chaudhry she/her, Neha Suresh, Ellison O., Meghna N, Felishia La-Shae, Nayanika Saikia, Dr. Preeti Singh, Priscilla M., Rachella Angel Page, Raji Pillay, Bob Pepe, Rumi, Rummy Kaur, Siham Sarawat, Sofia St. John, Stefan Grieve, Sujona Chatterjee, Sushmita Singh, Sushritha Danturi, Nicole Stewart, Orange Gildersleeve, Alyssa Chua, Annelise Lords, Samantha Radefeld, Vashni Stories, Vedaant R Lathii, Veenakshi, Smrithi, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Vipula Gupta, VIRGO, Xandra Okorii, Yamin Ohmar, Yong Yee Chong
And thank you to our readers who engage, support and share these wonderful letters with their friends here on Medium and externally.
We have a feeling that next year is going to be different, better. We know more about coronavirus than ever before, along with a growing list of tools, from boosters to at-home pills, that can protect our most vulnerable and eventually, it that must not be named will transition into an endemic virus and we can go back to talking about all the things we talked about before Covid, like…yeah, we forget too.
Stay safe and enjoy the festivities (at a distance). We wish you a joyful new year filled with health, wealth, happiness and success!
Lots of love,
Thasanya, Vidya and Vashni
P.S. Just a suggestion, but maybe wash your hands after reading this? Safety first.
