About the Author

Samara O’Shea entered mortality on September 22, 1979. Since then, she has worked at several magazines, launched the letter-writing service you see before you, which lead to the writing of her first book For the Love of Letters, which led to the writing of her second book Note to Self, which inspired her to write countless essays that she can’t seem to get published. Her books have been featured in USA Today Weekend, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Chicago Tribune-Review, Glamour, Redbook, Woman’s Day, Body and Soul, and Philadelphia Style. Samara is currently a weekly guest blogger (every Tuesday) for the lifestyle blog Tranquility du Jour and she also teaches a class on Social Networking with the Center for Journal Therapy.

Samara has been a writer in residence at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI. She has also appeared on NPR’s The Kojo Nambdi Show and The 10! Show in Philadelphia amongst other radio and TV programs. She still has the first love letter she ever received, and she diligently drinks at least two cups of green and/or white tea every day.