{"title":"It Came from the Mailbox!","description":"\u003cp\u003eCards and letters exchanged with friends and fans from around the world. Ideas on who to write, what to say.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"assorted-halloween-mailings-2025","title":"Assorted Halloween Mailings (2025)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e'Tis the Haunting Season!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have been mailing and receiving spooky mail for many years now, and researching how to build this blog has been an incredible skulking pleasure down memory lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the perfect reminder about the plastic pumpkin pail full of mail to finish sending out, letters and cards to reply to. Things to draw, envelopes to sticker!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMe to you,\u003c\/strong\u003e hallowed reader… \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand me to haunted self…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore time is needed to be spent at a desk, pen and scissors in hand, with pretty paper, washi tape, an ordganized box (…unorganized pile) of stickers, a mug of coffee or apple cider, a spooky cartoon playing in the background, something to say, memory to share, conversation to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"Did you know...?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"Do you remember...?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"How do you feel about...?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"A weird thing happened to me on the way to the graveyard...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe world is busy, I am fully aware.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am growing increasingly convinced one of the reasons life is so busy is because time is ensnared, by undesireable demands on attention, by mechanizations that steal concentration without consideration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is October 26, as of writing, in the year 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as of writing, I have 14 letters to respond to and 5 cards I promised to mail in August, 2 in September, and 4 in October. This is so common in my letter writing! There is never the time!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnd, my fellows, I hope you will join me in this sentiment: It is \u003cstrong\u003etime\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003emake time. \u003c\/strong\u003eTo call it back, to take possession, to thrill and enjoy.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe one caveat, I demand of \u003cstrong\u003emyself\u003c\/strong\u003e (and recommend you \u003cstrong\u003ecopy\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eyourselves):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo guilt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr negative feelings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow none of these to gain a foothold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a multiverse of actors and their activities that prey upon guilt over \"lost time\" or \"misspent days and nights\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI will not allow them into my studio. I will not tolerate them in my life. When a regret is found, it will be dismantled and disposed of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope, for you, the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-03.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-02.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-05.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-01.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-06.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-08.jpg?v=1761514137\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-04.jpg?v=1761514137\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-07.jpg?v=1761514138\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-09.jpg?v=1761518529\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-13.jpg?v=1761518563\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-12.jpg?v=1761518563\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-10.jpg?v=1761518549\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherworld Post Office","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664126677053,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/halloween-mail-11.jpg?v=1778728661"},{"product_id":"one-way-mail","title":"One Way Mail","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI pass this Princess Peach mural regularly and I love Super Mario Brothers (specifically: the oldest cartoons and games).\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePossibly the best way to increase mail supply is to simply make more mail. I love receiving mail, it is amazing and delightful — but more than anything — I like making it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think about them like blog posts or social media posts. And sometimes they start off that way then become mail or vice versa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis digs deep into my philosophy of art in totality: i\u003c\/strong\u003et does not need to be big or complicated or expensive, and I’m not convinced that it is better if that path is pursued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted more color in my life, I wanted to watch an old cartoon, I've been thinking about Super Mario lately, the second movie (of this iteration) is coming out soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/mushroom.jpg?v=1773877022\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsking the hard hitting questions: Do you think the powerup mushrooms have different tastes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMail art. Art mail.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmall and direct. Specific or general.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom me to you without expectation of reciprocation (or anything else).\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/old-ghost-yells-at-cloud.jpg?v=1773876028\" alt=\"Old Ghost Yells at Lakitu Cloud\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Ghost Yells at Lakitu Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade because I wanted to make something and I wanted you to have it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt might be something that we both like, that I like and maybe you will to, and\/or literally just something I wanted to make and you, friend, recipient, were somewhat randomly chosen to receive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI honestly do not know if the recipient of this letter and I have ever discussed Super Mario before. Or video games. I'm \u003cem\u003esure \u003c\/em\u003ewe have talked about old cartoons, this being one of my favorite topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/bowser.jpg?v=1773877550\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eI wrote a post script on the actual letter, \u003cem\u003e\"Have I mailed you this topic before? I kinda feel like I have.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is at least a 50% chance this is a repeated message, similar stickers, same ideas. It is so easy to self-edit. Collapse desire into thinking \"oh I don't want to bother you with this 3 AM ramble.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the \u003cstrong\u003egreat\u003c\/strong\u003e thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy friend, receiving this letter, can easily, silently, glance at it and shred it. Read or unread. I'll never know. I'm not going to follow up. This isn't a test, there aren't grades, no one is getting paid, there will never be an audit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy friend, receiving this letter, can easily put it on a shelf or in a box or drawer after enjoying it and re-read it again in a week, on my birthday, on March 10 (MAR10) in 10 years. \"Ha! Oh yeah. The #2 Mario Letter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the reasons, maybe the \u003cstrong\u003emain\u003c\/strong\u003e reason, I love mail is to have a thought, make something, combine things made by others, collage, sticker, doodle, delight, tape tape tape sticker stamp postage zoom boom gloom... into the mailbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/princess-peach.jpg?v=1773878346\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne way mail solves the problem of \"I don't know what to say.\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat are you reading. What are you watching. What is in your YouTube queue. Funny joke. Commercial on TV. Commercial you randomly remembered. Holiday, popular or private. Holiday that isn't a holiday but should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat sticker. Neat activity book. Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo reason at all, the singular and uncomplicated impetus: \"I want to make mail.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/super-mario-mail.jpg?v=1773887825\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherworld Post Office","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049609396285,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/princess-peach-mural.jpg?v=1773876328"},{"product_id":"sending-mail-requires-letting-go-of-perfection","title":"Sending Mail Inspires (Requires) Letting Go of Perfection","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo cards for two friends in two states, both written in early May, both sitting on my desk for about three weeks, both waiting for a Halloween zine I keep tinkering with before even beginning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have a quiet afternoon and these cards are staring at me, \"Hey. We should be in the mail, my good Mx. Postage Ghost.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYeah, yeah, yeah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the zine!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/uber-beats.jpg?v=1779220948\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNo! Mail now! \u003cstrong\u003eAnd!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFollow up later!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately after taking this photo, I wrapped up the glued-down bits with thick packing tape (to help the mail process easier) and headed down to the post box. They will be speeding across the system with tomorrow's pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a push for perfection, and if not \u003cem\u003eperfection\u003c\/em\u003e, then \u003cstrong\u003ecompletion\u003c\/strong\u003e. An air of \"it must be perfect, lest it be dissrespectful.\" An aura of \"If this is not my Everything, then it shows I am Nothing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's so pervasive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/ghost-imperfect.png?v=1779222069\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy (and I emphasize, direction-only, pressure-none) goal is to make more mail. Celebrate silly and small art more often, for myself and shared with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm making a zine about Halloween. I have a few people I want to send it to. I both need to find time to draw it, as well as, let go of this idea there is a deadline or expectation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI come back, again and again, to old B-horror movies.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kind with production schedules measured in weeks, if not days. Budgets built in the style of \"how utterly cheap can we make this, what can we re-use or cut together?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Attack of the Crab Monster (1957)\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/attack-crab.png?v=1779223108\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAttack of the Crab Monster (1957)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy romantic ideal of them is obviously through the lens of \"I explicitly love their limitations, I love them \u003cem\u003ebecause\u003c\/em\u003e and not \u003cem\u003ein spite\u003c\/em\u003e of their limitations.\" That's how I think about mail, when I let go of the impulse to seek perfection, timeliness, a schedule, an ideal, when I forgo expectation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are cards to \u003cem\u003efriends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople who are going to say, somewhere on the positive spectrum of emotion, \"Hey neat, card from atticus.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am going to eat dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDay dream about old monster movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake more mail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherworld Post Office","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43208741093437,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/letting-go.jpg?v=1779220892"}],"url":"https:\/\/netherworldpost.com\/en-ca\/collections\/mail-blog.oembed","provider":"Netherworld Post Office","version":"1.0","type":"link"}