Dear Friend: Free Letter-Writing Session — July 9, 2026

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Dear Friend is a free, single-session Zoom gathering for the letters you haven’t written yet.

We’ll spend an hour in good company reading aloud from some of history’s most beloved correspondences, then we’ll sit down together to write.

Maybe it’s time to send a love note to a friend you’ve been meaning to reach out to for months, maybe years. Or a letter to someone you’ve lost. You might feel inspired to write a letter to your younger self or a letter to someone you’d never send it to — but feel the need to write anyway. Bring some paper and we’ll find the words together.

Thursday, July 9 · 2:00–3:00 pm ET

Price: free upon registration

Workshop leader: Leigh Hopkins


Dear Friend is part of Connection Circles, Viva Institute’s free ongoing gatherings for big thinkers.

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Zoom link for July 9 session