An epistolary index: Letters to Terry
An index of the light-hearted correspondence between me and fellow Substacker Terry Freedman. Find all of my letters and Terry's replies here.
Dear Reader,
My fellow Substacker Terry Freedman of Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life and I enjoy a regular, informal correspondence about all sorts of things that Brits like to talk about. So that you can explore these clichés for yourself we’re inviting you to read our letters over our shoulders.
I hope you enjoy reading our very British exchanges!
Posts are listed in reverse chronological order below, with the latest letter at the top.
September 2024
My reply to Terry - #24-18 - COMING SOON
August 2024
My reply to Terry - #24-17
Travelling with(out) milk, making tea in a triangle and finding a fondness for the films of HitchcockTerry’s letter to me - #24-17
We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave 🎶🎶My reply to Terry - #24-16
Winning cheese from a slot machine, and how to cheat at Mastermind
July 2024
Terry’s letter to me - #24-16
A heatwave, terrible "music", and why I've shelved Jane AustenMy reply to Terry - #24-15
A record-breaking journey and the risk of rain for forty days in a rowTerry’s letter to me - #24-15
…and no mention of the weather - oh OK thenMy reply to Terry - #24-14
Knitting the political temperature and staying snug on summer nightsTerry’s letter to me - #24-14
The big clear-out, a devilish crossword clue, and futuristic art
June 2024
My reply to Terry - #24-13
Vanishing voices, a map designed for going around in circles, and the omission of a l*tt*r from parts of this l*tt*rTerry’s letter to me - #24-13
Jim 1st, photobombing and general persiflageMy reply to Terry - #24-12
An apple for the teacher, and orientating myself with words, not landmarksTerry’s letter to me - #24-12
Macbeth, Nasrudin and tea
May 2024
My reply to Terry - #24-11
Will drinking even more tea improve my word count, and can one really fly-fish from an armchair?Terry’s letter to me - #24-11
Effective responses, forgotten authors, what words mean, and persiflageMy reply to Terry - #24-10
The scourge of the Ter-postrophe, potholes on the moon, and is Austen a load of noodles?Terry’s letter to me - #24-10
H, apostrophes, place names, persiflageMy reply to Terry - #24-09
The letter (h)aitch, evil salad, and an uncomplimentary book blurb
April 2024
Terry’s letter to me - #24-09
Mail, improvements, securityMy reply to Terry - #24-08
Bare-naked post-atoes, the efficiency of Royal Mail and the fun of mystery parcels
Terry’s letter to me - #24-08
Austen, Noddy, and bobble hatsMy reply to Terry - #24-07
On reptiles vs butterflies, and 'just a bunch of people going to each other's houses'
March 2024
Terry’s letter to me - #24-07
Blue blood, Austen, comics, dressmakingMy reply to Terry - #24-06
Disastrous dressmaking and the Austen-tation of a weighty tomeTerry’s letter to me - #24-06
Illness, tea, fake photos, Jane Austen, literal interpretation, persiflageMy reply to Terry - #24-05
Crazy golf and the importance of/for/against using the correct preposition
February 2024
Terry’s letter to me - #24-05
In which we cover mail, potholes, alternative universes and a paradoxMy reply to Terry - #24-04
On non-existence and the toolkit of Dr Meefy RanterTerry’s letter to me - #24-04
When is a letter not a letter? 🧐My reply to Terry - #24-03
Letters, being lost, and can bacteria really deal with our pothole problem?
January 2024
Terry’s letter to me - #24-03
Which is also a reply to #24-02. Who invented this stupid numbering system? Oh, hang on...My reply to Terry - #24-02
Books, stolen street furniture and turning a cruffin into a cruffstardTerry’s letter to me - #24-02
My reply to her reply to my letter, which was a reply etc etcMy reply to Terry - #24-01
A shiny new number, snow and (not) rubbing shoulders with royaltyTerry’s letter to me - #24-01
In reply to Rebecca's 'letterospective', including the mystery of the missing breakfast and a steamy sex scene*
December 2023
A letterospective
A year of chortlesome correspondence with my favourite writer on SubstackTerry’s reply to me - #27
Special Christmas editionMy letter to Terry - #27
Lyrics, listening and some loopy linesTerry’s reply to me - #26
Flooding, apostrophes, clamping down and memoir, though not in that order
November 2023
My letter to Terry - #26
Apostropedantry, and words in the gutterTerry’s reply to me - #25
Austen, Yates, Thomas, Hancock -- such a literary and cultural feast, which I hope our readers appreciateMy letter to Terry - #25
On annotating Austen, and how to stay warm this winterTerry’s reply to me - #24
Back on trackMy letter to Terry - #24
On mice, longevi-tea and the changing of clocks
October 2023
Terry’s reply to my letter about Terry
This has really messed up the numberingMy letter about Terry
Coffee, not tea, thanksTerry’s reply to me - #23
Tea unceremoniouslyMy letter to Terry - #23
Tea not included, a demolition job and a gap with a gap
September 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #22
Notes from jail, how to make tea, and other stuffMy letter to Terry - #22
An insult to teatime, an impediment to postal efficiency, and a well-placed commaTerry’s reply to me - #21
Cycling, potholes and MacbethMy letter to Terry - #21
Sweet and savoury Shakespeare, biking, and some terrific pothole hacks
August 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #20
Billy Wagglestaff and his plays, cycling, running and potholesMy letter to Terry - #20
Shakespeare and Caesar were cat people like you, biking, and yppah yrasrevinna!Terry’s reply to me - #19
Puddlegate, cycling, and a summary of a Shakespeare playMy letter to Terry - #19
Hapless boating, the sentence for shoplifting, and is Puddlegate all dried up?Terry’s reply to me - #18
Ducks, a romantic serenade just for you, canals and books
July 2023
My letter to Terry - #18
Canal boating, Devizes and desires, and some droll depluralisationTerry’s reply to me - #17
Dressing up, sport and a literature lessonMy letter to Terry - #17
Toques, turf, playing truant and tennisTerry’s reply to me - #16
Jazz, cooking, dancing
June 2023
My letter to Terry - #16
A jazz bar I’ll never find again, unsavoury pets, the end of an era, and dressing up for a bus rideTerry’s reply to me - #15
Films, London, cruelty to Terry, persiflageMy letter to Terry - #15
Screen icons, black-and-white telly and an improbably large rubber duckTerry’s reply to me - #14
The sound of musak, Wales, a handbag? and Puddlegate - not necessarily in that order
May 2023
My letter to Terry - #14
A postcard from Wales, and and some deep concerns about Puddlegate
Terry’s reply to me - #13
Preposterousness, pontification, puzzles and persiflageMy letter to Terry - #13
High treason, musical seagulls and some thoughts on superstition
Terry’s reply to me - #12
Tottering, gout, cats, languages, crosswords, practical drivellingMy letter to Terry - #12
Linguistic learnings, and is it cock-a-doodle-doo or cock-a-doodle-don’t?
April 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #11
Advanced drivelling, potholes, Star Trek, words, holidaysMy letter to Terry - #11
Shhh! On schooling, Schwarzenegger and the search for SpockTerry’s reply to me - #10
Puddlegate, potholes and persiflageMy letter to Terry - #10
Political progress with potholes and some novel ways to document our lived experiences
March 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #9
Puddlegate, peppermint tea and persiflageMy letter to Terry - #9
Puddlegate in pictures, compass creativity, a Tube boob and some crunchy compostTerry’s reply to me - #8
The tube, tea, drawings and mugsMy letter to Terry - #8
Following the lines, observing (future) politicians and engaging with a decent-sized cuppa
February 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #7
My replyMy letter to Terry - #7
Finding where you’ve put things, and how not to pack a campervan
Terry’s reply to me - #6
Postcard perverts, Puddlegate, a letter within a letter, and other ramblingsMy letter to Terry - #6
A deadline for using up stamps, and the tricky art of ‘lett-iquette’
January 2023
Terry’s reply to me - #5
How I came to know my rights, and other ramblingsMy letter to Terry - #5
Art envy, and a stratagem for dealing with the piles of denial on my deskTerry’s reply to me - #4
The correspondence continues, covering Christmas cards, a bus stop, the Royal Mail and moreMy letter to Terry - #4
Snail mail in strike season - and is 'Undo Send' really achievable?
December 2022
Terry’s last word - #3
The last -- for nowMy letter to Terry - #3
A flurry of snow and a couple of walks: the latest missive in the 'Letters to Terry' seriesTerry’s reply to me - #2
The epistolary dialogue continues...My letter to Terry - #2
It's stopped raining, and the road maintenance contractors have been!Terry’s reply to me - #1
An exercise in epistolary writingMy opening gambit to Terry - #1
When rain put paid to both walking and writing, but at least I got the grass cut
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Ooh, you've been super organized. I was thinking this morning I should have separated the letters into series!