sincerely,

your friendly neighborhood cryptid

[cryptidnotes]

hello !! we are a p-did plural system who like to write pen pal letters ♡ you can call us EM, we’re bodily in our 30’s and some of our interests include: animals, reading, writing, movies, horror, anime, disney, music, learning, coloring & drinking tea.

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[cryptidnotes]

a work in progress ♡

[gigi-journaling]

📬 Penpal Ideas 📬

✏️ In your letter

Date and time of writing

Letters can take a while to arrive, it’s fun to record the date and time you started writing, or even the weather forecast

About yourself

Some unique things about yourself. Talents, skills, style, pets… the things you can talk about is endless

Current interests

Movies, shows, books, video games, hobbies… how do you occupy your free time?

Dreams, hopes, or aspirations

What are some dreams or goals you hope achieve

Music

Write about your favorite songs, artists, genres. Include some song recommendations. Talk about lyrics that mean a lot to you.

You can even include a link to one of your playlists!

Current affairs

Sometimes the person that you’re writing to is in a different country or state. Include local news or political affairs from your home!

Art

Doodles, sketches, small pieces of artwork

Recipe card

Include a recipe of one of your favorite dishes, or something you’ve recently made

🏷️ Add-ins

Photos

Take a picture of you pet(s), maybe a photo of your favorite location.

Stationery

Receiving stationery is fun! Throw in some sticker flakes, pattern paper, cute sticky notes, or even a strip of Washi paper they can peel and reuse!

Nature

Four leaf-clovers. Pressed flowers or leaves, slip these between you letter to avoid any teasing, but flowers and leaves is a way you can share a piece of your home.

Send a small packet of non-invasive seeds for them to plant!

Locations

If you’ve visited somewhere recently, like a museum of garden, send a brochure full of notes about your visit.

Business cards from stores, or cafes.

Other

Ribbon or fabric scraps

Small/thin handmade bracelets

A small baggie of glitter or confetti! (Lose glitter may be an unwanted surprise)

Edible add-ins: Tea packet(s), flat candy.

Magazine pages, newspaper cutouts

Folded coloring page

And don’t forget to decorate your envelope or letter for a bit of flare! 🎀

[groovygrlstar]

[thanatos-moon]

hey. I just created a new Discord community [click here] that's a safe and welcoming space for women and non-binary folks (20+). whether you're looking to make new friends online, chat about life, hobbies, or pop culture, or just unwind in a chill space, you're welcome here.

one of our main focuses is helping people find pen pals from all around the world. if you're into handwritten letters, postcards, or even digital penpalling there's a space for you to connect and share stories 💌

We also have a new tumblr group [click here] if you'd like to connect with the community here too

If this sounds like your vibe pls feel free to join us.

[bleedingthroughteeth]

[itstimetodrew]

Two rules for creating anything.

1) Make it weird.

2) Make it with love.

[cryptidnotes]

some postcards i got in the mail today! ♡

[cryptidnotes]

do any swifties wanna be penpals ?? i need some swiftie friends ♡

[cryptidnotes]

a work in progress ♡

[yogurtcakes]

this one of my favourite envelopes that i have done

[cryptidnotes]

penpals wanted !! ❀

hello !! my name is em and i’m looking for some penpals !! preferably snail mail, but i am also down for emailing. ♡

about me:

i am a part of a plural system. i am undiagnosed, but in therapy with suspected partial dissociative disorder or osdd. i’m also autistic. i am comfortable talking about both if you have any questions!

i am in my early 30’s and i live in the united states. i am in a relationship and i have a dog and a cat and a couple spiders.

my interests vary, but i love reading, writing, animals, music and watching movies. my favorite movie genres are horror, science fiction, fantasy and animation. i read a lot of fantasy and romance, but ill read just about any genre! my music taste is all over the place, but some of my favorites are sleep token, bad omens, taylor swift, chappell roan, hozier, olivia rodrigo, ice nine kills, and one direction. i also play a lot of disney dreamlight valley, the sims, and a few other games !

i deal with chronic pain and chronic illness so i am not always a speedy replier. sometimes i like to decorate my letters and sometimes i don’t have the energy. im okay with any letter length, i will match yours the best i can, but sometimes i do ramble a little bit.

looking for:

25+

anywhere in the world !

someone more interested in the conversation than just freebies and aesthetic letters (as much as i love sending freebies and making me letters pretty it’s just not always possible, and if you’re just looking for that that’s fine but i’m probably not the right match for you!)

someone okay with my letters sometimes being typed

someone to get to know and form a friendship with!

if you’re interested, please shoot me a message !

[cryptidnotes]

some postcards i got in the mail today! ♡

[cryptidnotes]

some older incoming & outgoing snail mail ♡

[persianmom-deactivated20251026]

i was such a weird lonely little girl and maybe i grew to be a weird lonely woman but idc i built this life for myself and maybe it doesn’t always make sense to others and maybe isn’t always easy or beautiful but it is mine and i cherish it

[cryptidnotes]

do any swifties wanna be penpals ?? i need some swiftie friends ♡

[calvinandhobbes]

[elodieunderglass]

“Unfortunate! Anyway,”

[lunnefisk]

gerard dubois' moby dick sells me on the cosmic horror whale

[glitterfop]

AHAB IS THE ONLY BITCH ON THAT SHIP WITH ANY AGENCY AND HE WILL KILL AND DIE AND GNAW OFF HIS OWN SANITY LIKE AN ANIMAL IN A TRAP TO GET FREE AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE BOOK IS JUST LIKE "lol yeah sometimes you get a shitty boss what can you do" AND HE'S LIKE "YOU CAN FUCKING KILL HIM OR DIE TRYING YOU ASSHOLES" AND EVERYONE IS LIKE "yup there's my shitty boss again. blaspheming."

[sapphoandvanzetti]

There's some great additional textual support for this reading! The character Pip, a young Black kid working as the cabin boy, jumps from a whale boat during a chase out of panic, gets tangled in the harpoon line, and the whale hunt has to stop and the whale be cut loose in order to rescue him. He's berated for this by the second mate (an asshole, who references Pip's potential monetary value as a slave compared to the value of the whale, in his rant) and warned that if it happens again, the crew will continue pursuit of the whale and only come back to find him afterwards if they're able to do so. And then Pip jumps out of the boat during another whale hunt, and true to the warning, he's left alone, for hours, treading water in a vast and empty sea until he's finally rescued when the ship chances upon him, by which time the sheer loneliness, the incomprehensible tininess of his own existence in the face of the seemingly unending emptiness around him has driven him irretrievably insane. From then on he and Ahab are inseparable, as each is the only one who truly understands the other. If that ain't cosmic horror idk what is bro.