‘You can continue a conversation’—Letters to the dead arrive at this P.O. box in L.A.

‘You can continue a conversation’—Letters to the dead arrive at this P.O. box in L.A.
Los Angeles Times
December 14, 2023
Mail gets sent to the dead all the time—ads, renewal notices, unpaid bills. But if you want to send a letter to someone you’ve lost with the chance that they’ll actually receive it, there’s a box at a Los Angeles post office that carries a mysterious power. Postal Service for the Dead, started by artist Janelle Ketcher, provides the living with a way to physically send letters to those who have exited this realm. The letters are stored, and if so desired, shared with the public.