envelopes
by robinana
Something strange happened today. I started an envelope for Walter. None of you understand what I mean when I say that so let me explain. An envelope is an A4 sized manila leaf opening, inside which a character resides. I have only made one other envelope in my life, and that is for my mother. That envelope has burst now so it is in two separate sleeves. But what I am saying is that this man’s story, this man’s life, is important to me. When I make an envelope for someone it means that I want to know them. All of them. Walter and I have met each other in dreams and passageways. We have sat with each other and quoted favorite movie lines. We are real. And I have made an envelope for him, which means he now has a place to live and a hand to hold in his sleepless nights.
(found this on someone’s tumblr and i found it to be so charming i wanted to save it)