Pearl, I have just received the note you sent with the pigeon. He seems quite exhausted from his journey. I have fed him crumbs from our lunch and left him in the sunroom to dry his wings and take a nap. You must be very far away, dear Pearl. I expect writers do need to go far away from time to time. The madding crowd and so forth. So tell me more. You have started your opus? It comes in fits and starts? Do send me what you have, won't you dear? I think perhaps regular mail will be adequate for the job. Our feathered friend will be needing quite a while to rebuild his strength.

Your Devoted Miss Blue