Papergreat

I'm Chris and I live with my family and 3 cats in Florence, Arizona. We moved here in early 2021, after many years on the East Coast. I am looking forward to exploring the southwestern US, which is new to me. But I will miss Pennsylvania autumns, small towns and snowfall.

I collect books, postcards, old pictures, and other kinds of ephemera and write about them on my blog, Papergreat. My have a special interest in fairy tales and folklore. Ruth Manning-Sanders is my favorite fairy tale author. I put artsy photos, including many pictures of my cats, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisottopa/

I hope we can create for future generations a world filled with peace, acceptance, equality and freedom. A world in which we trust and listen to science and health experts. A world that embraces *everyone*. A world in which no one is hungry or homeless. And a world in which we treat animals with as much compassion as we should be treating each other. We must also be more protective of this amazing but fragile planet. We have much work to do. I try to stay positive.

Please send whatever postcard makes you happy. It's that time of year when cozy winter scenes and anything related to winter folklore, winter recipes and traditional winter celebrations from your culture & region would be welcome, but please send whatever you wish. Every card in my mailbox brings a smile.