For many, many years, Art Thieme and I exchanged letters three or four times a week. My collection of letters is heavily titlted toward Art. I also wrote regular letters to a close friend of mine, Dennis Albrecht who was pastor of the Lutheran church I was a member of at the time. At one point, I had sixteen or so "Subscribers" who asked to receive copies of the letters. Several of those "Dear Dennis" letters also became the basis for chapters in my book, as have several stories I've posted here on the kitchen table thread.

Jerry