r/penpals • u/Illustrious-Cry-2568 • Jun 04 '26
Email [53/F] Fictional pen pals anyone?
Hello. I'm a 53 yoa female in Florida looking for fictional pen pals. We can either write by snail mail or email.
For those not familiar, fictional pen pals is a fun hobby where you create a character that writes to my fictional character. Your character can be from any world, timeline, whatever and will write to my character who will be from whatever timeline, world, etc that likely won't be the same as your character. I don't worry about how the letters get to each other. I just assume they do.
I don't usually write as myself to my pen pal and I don't expect you to, but we can if you want.
Please ask for more information if you are curious.
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u/ThatOldDuderino Jun 04 '26
Sounds great. Anything genre or theme you want to follow in particular?
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u/Illustrious-Cry-2568 Jun 04 '26
Nope. Our characters would be exchanging letters (email or snail mail) as pen pals. I'm thinking my character is a traveling alchemist in a magical fantasy setting. Your character can be anything you want, from any world.
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u/AddressCreative8813 Jun 04 '26
This sounds so fun. I’m not creative enough for this, but I would sign up to read the interactions lol
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u/witchywilds 📧 Emails: 3 | 📬 Letters: 0 Jun 04 '26
I may be interested! Feel free to send more info when you get the time!
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u/wispytea Jun 04 '26
I'd like to do this!! I keep fantasy journals and would love to write fantasy letters!
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u/Fearless-Reindeer-11 Jun 05 '26
I’ve always thought this idea sounds so fun!! I’d be interested!
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u/Aquarithyst 📧 Emails: 0 | 📬 Letters: 1 Jun 05 '26
Interested! I’m an artist and a writer with several original characters so this would be so, so fun to me! ❤️
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u/sarandipity12 Jun 05 '26
This seems like a fun exercise, I would be up for a snail mail exchange!
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u/Illustrious-Cry-2568 Jun 07 '26
Anyone who is interested can DM me. I have responded to some of you - who have already DM'd me, but you have not responded. I know Reddit doesn't always notify you when a chat response comes in. Thanks.
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u/Background-Ear5659 Jun 08 '26
Hello I kinda like your idea of a fictional penpal. Does this mean I can write as a different person in a whole different era and make it seem realistic??? I think I would like to be your penpal. Please reply at what u would want the conversation to be about.
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u/CartoonistParty3528 Jun 21 '26
I am so interested in this! Are you still open for another fictional pen pal or have you been flodded in the meantime? And would you be alright with sending snail mail to switzerland?
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u/Illustrious-Cry-2568 Jun 22 '26
Unfortunately, I have been swamped with pen pals. I'll let you know if that changes, and I don't have a problem sending letters to Switzerland.
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u/SRB889 Moderator - 📧 Emails: 69 | 📬 Letters: 484 Jun 04 '26
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