So I kept musing about what kind of mail subscriptions I wish existed, and came up with a list. I'm gonna share it with you all 
Feel free to add your own ideas. Maybe we'll inspire someone.
(And no, I'm not gonna create any of them bc that would defeat the purpose of me receiving shiny surprises in the mail 
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This is a thread.
1/6
This would be a curated weekly subscription where you receive letters from various experts in niche fields who get to geek out about the coolest parts of their favorite topic.
It could be a wide variety of topics, ranging from underappreciated deep sea animals to collectible coins to sailings ships to comic book history to heritage apple orchards to... whatever. Really. One of my favorite things to do is listen to people talk about things they adore.
2/6
Obviously. I would love a subscription where I regularly receive folklore in the mail. Especially unpublished, archival, freshly collected, newly translated, or little known local folklore from around the world.
#folklore #folktales #mythology #storytelling #SnailMail
3/6
One of my favorite literary genres is the travel journal or travel memoir. I love reading 19th and early 20th century travel writing. I would also love to subscribe to receive parts of this in the mail; one letter a week (?) from various eras and places in history, recounting travel adventures.
(I mean excerpts from real sources, not fiction.)
Bonus for including sources from a diverse range of travelers.
#Travel #TravelWriting #histodons #history #nonfiction
4/6
This would be a curated subscription to receive short reprorts from various ongoing excavations from around the world. What's happening, what's being found, but really, how is the life of the dig going. Some science, some anecdotes, whatever is interesting to share.
#archaeology #archaeologists #archaeodons #archaeologist #histodons
5/6
OK this is halfway between mail and a subscription box, but whatever.
I imagine receiving one tarot card done by a different artist every time. Uniform size, wildly ranging art styles. And a letter from the artist telling me about the symbolism, the process, the inspiration, the pop culture references, the technique, whatever they feel like sharing. Eventually it could be a full deck, but I would not mind duplicate cards either.
(Feel free to add your own! Also, yes, I know these could be done easier digitally or probably already exist online. But again, I would love snail mail. And a girl can dream )