Red Letter Day
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Red Letter Day
@redletterdayzine.bsky.social
Words & images keep me up at night; I write about mail & art & artists books. I’m Director of Exhibitions & Artist Programs at San Francisco Center for the Book.
I don’t even need to caption this. Head over to @coolcatcollective.bsky.social if you’re interested (how dare you even THINK about passing up this oppurrrrtunity?!?! What are you, a dog person?) #zines #catsofbluesky #zinesters #cutandpaste
May 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Hard at work today on my artist book project for the Hand Bookbinders of CA members exhibition, opening in May at the American Bookbinders Museum. A handful of us are creating work incorporating the Castro flag, which proudly waves over the Castro neighborhood in SF.
March 31, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“Musk’s lieutenants wanted more control over the USPS than DeJoy was willing to allow, a source familiar with the matter says.” ➡️ DeJoy resigns as PMG: time.com/7271271/loui...
Exclusive: Louis DeJoy Resigns as Postmaster General
Louis DeJoy has resigned from his role as Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service, according to a source familiar with the matter.
time.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thanks @marc-fischer.bsky.social, Half Letter Press, and the Temporary Services gang! I’m a fan of all your publications, and these postcards really hit the spot!
March 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Let’s DO This!
#IdesOfTrump
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Re-appreciating this gem of a catalog from the exhibition “Ray Johnson: Painting and Collage 1950-66” at the Craig Starr Gallery last year. A (2024) birthday gift from @nonarchival.bsky.social. #mailart #collage #moticos #rayjohnson #goodmailday
March 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
New project afoot in the studio, a new artist book underway for Hand Bookbinders of California’s upcoming exhibition.
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Stories and catnip and musings about the general state of things. #lulucatsf
February 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
February 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A (hilarious) combination of “Choose Your Own Adventure”and the inherant power of naming things. Plus: I love that MapQuest is having a moment! gulfof.mapquest.com
Gulf of Map Explorer
Create and share your own custom Gulf maps with MapQuest
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is resigning. Read this article first:
apnews.com/article/unit...

And then read this one to see what might be in store for the USPS: www.thedailybeast.com/postmaster-g...
US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts
In a Monday letter, Postmaster General DeJoy asked the Postal Service Board of Governors to begin looking for his successor.
apnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Wrapping up the Year of the Snake Lunar New Year edition this weekend — taking far longer than planned, due to additional perforation and rubber stamping.
February 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Valentine’s Day at @strandbookstore.bsky.social —> a couple weeks ago when I was visiting NYC, but super adorable as a photo post today!
February 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
GAH. So many beautiful collage zines and postcard sets at @nonmachinable.com right now! shop.nonmachinable.com
NONMACHINABLE
We're NONMACHINABLE, est. 2022 — we specialize in zines and artist publications featuring collage, visual poetry, abstract comics, stamp art,...
shop.nonmachinable.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Via @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, whose writing and work I have long admired. We can all do something in long or short term ways; the goal is to be participating. choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
What can I do to fight this coup? - Choose Democracy
If you look, there are people resisting at every level. Blockades of freeways. American Bar Association urging an end to...
choosedemocracy.us
February 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Testing, 1…2…
February 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Still experimenting with @flashes.blue (Flashes). Here’s a handful of #lulucatsf doing her thing.
February 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A first post here, using the (beta) version of Flashes (@flashes.blue). Pretty good so far and comparable to “that other photo sharing platform”.
February 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Let's celebrate 50 years of Walter Landor's iconic MUNI logo. The absolute best transit agency logo ever. And always, in the orange and brown! #SanFrancisco
February 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The “Missing Post Office” is a repository for 60,000-plus pieces of mail: letters, birthday cards and New Year’s greetings sent from all over Japan to those with no forwarding address.

Lost friends and pets; past and future selves; and, most frequently, the dead.
The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’
An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to let go of their loved ones.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Last call: if you're free for lunch today (11am central, noon eastern), We'll be exploring zines as tools for political communication, culture-shifting, community-building, etc. for @sarabandebooks.bsky.social's "zine lunch" series. Registration is free: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Kyle writes: “There is a rich history of zines as tools for activism, resistance, and community-building. We'll talk about how zines support movement work and share tools and tactics of our own.”

We can’t wait to see you there!
February 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’m excited to host SFCB’s online event “From the Bench” with artist Gino Robair! Very few spots left; sign up for this free event ASAP! sfcb.org/civicrm/even...
From the Bench of Gino Robair | San Francisco Center for the Book
SFCB is a bookbinding and letterpress studio offering workshops, events, and exhibitions that promote traditional book arts and experimental book forms.
sfcb.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM