This tongue-n-cheek website “coaches” people on the long-forgotten art of writing letters – whether to friends, family, celebrities or authors (living and non-living). It seems most of the humorous posts are written by the founders themselves – a Miss Wagner and a Miss Beeton.
In fact one of Miss Wagner’s most recent letters was addressed to Anne Shirley herself. Apparently, Anne is a “lady very dear to her heart”.
She writes,
Anne of Green Gables, 42 Lane Drive, Ingleside CA 7234
Dear Anne,
How much joy you gave me in my early years. Purely by virtue of our hair colour, we were both teased at school – yet both grew up to be alluring, accomplished women.
Unlike you, I was not an orphan – it always seemed rather glamorous but I can’t imagine it was easy. You had a wonderful life, but you did endure some hardships – losing one of your most precious sons in World War II.
Anne, do you have any advice as to how I might secure myself a doctor for a husband? I fear this seems overly forward. But economic considerations do play on my mind as I approach 40.
I admire you greatly and look forward to seeing what kind of momentous achievements your family brings to the world over the coming years.
Your fervent admirer
Miss Dolores Wagner
Other humorous posts include “Letter of Advice to Angelina Jolie” and “Dear Hermione Granger from Harry Potter”.
If you could write a letter to Anne Shirley, or any other hero or heroine of fiction, what would you say? Please write your letters in the comment boxes below!
