A few years ago, I decided to write letters to my literary heroes in order to thank them for their work, to encourage them to produce more, and to open up the possibility that they might write me back. Several of them have. Now, the men who have shaped who I am are accessible to me for future contact. I’ve found that we all have feet of clay and most of the men that I respect know that fact as well. I am always honored when I get a return email in which they actually thank me for having written to them. I never expected return emails in the beginning, but more often than not, receive them. I’ll never forget the night that I was shopping at Publix, pushing the shopping cart, having an email conversation with Peter Leithart.
Recently, a letter has surfaced that was written by C. S. Lewis in response to a thank you letter sent to him by a twelve-year-old girl. It’s always good to see your heroes act with grace and honor. Here’s a link to the article on Mere Orthodoxy. A special thanks to the folks at Mere Orthodoxy as well for posting this letter for us to see.
Here’s the link.<>
Thanks for posting this ~~