BookishPenpal

Hi! I'm Jessica. Wife of a bearded veteran & Momma to a bunch of kids. No really, there's 5 of them. Their ages range from 12 to 3. I'm a stay at home mom who also happens to homeschool my kiddos. We live in North Carolina (Mid-Eastern USA). Midway between the Appalachian mountains & the Atlantic Ocean.

My husband was in the US Army. He is medically retired & drives an 18-wheeler now.

We are a homeschooling family & so anything learning focused is alway welcome. As are any items age appropriate or items related to the themes listed below.

Seth (12) He's into Minecraft, PS4, using his metal detector outside, & the color combo of red & black.

Emma (10) She's a girly girl. Loves singing, dancing, writing, & drawing.

Charleigh (8) She's a stubborn little girl who isn't afraid to say whatever she's thinking. Loves drawing, stickers, writing, & watching anime.

Zach (5) He is non-stop from wake-up to bedtime. Obsessed with dinosaurs & anything with wheels.

Frankie (3) This guy is one of the smartest little guys I've ever met (I may be a little partial though. hehe). He loves superheros & villians just the same. His faves are Hulk & Venom. Construction vehicles are also a win with this one.

International candies & savory treats are always welcome for us to try. Especially chocolates & gummies.

📌 Pretty Paper (even scraps)

📌 Stickers (No reward, puffy or 3D ones, please)

📌 Stationery paper

📌 Washi tape (especially samples)

📌 Other peoples’ writings & musing (If you’re willing to share, I’ll cherish it forever.)

📌 Bookmarks

📌 Postcards (written & unwritten. All themes welcome. See list below of suggested things to write on postcards.)

📌 Anything Frank Sinatra or Tom Hardy

📌 Fun Facts (About anything & everything. In whatever creative form they are shared.)

📌 Recipes (American & from other cultures)

📌 ATCs by other artists (I am up for trading though my artistic ability may be lacking in comparison to most)

A- Anthropomorphism // Animals // Astronomy // Astrology // Australia

B- Blue Nose Friends // Breast Cancer Awareness // Bright Colors // Books

C- Cars (esp Vintage) // Cultures // Candies // Cardinals // Coloring books (Adult)

D- Doodles // Dogs // Diamond Painting // Dachshunds // Dr. Pepper // Diet Sundrop

E- Elephants // Etsy

F- Food // Facts (Odd, random, fascinating) // Frank Sinatra // Frenchies // Fruits // the Fifties

G- Gnomes // Gastroparesis Awareness // Giraffes // Gerber Daisies // German (I’m learning)

H- Human Anatomy // Hydrangeas // Hippos // Hummingbirds // Hawaii // Hamsters // Hawaii Five-O (reboot)

I- Ice Cream

J- Jellyfish // Jjkun labels // Journaling

K- Kawaii // Knowledge

L- LGBTQ // Lists // Lisa Frank // La Papierre stationery

M- Mythical Creatures // Music // Mountains // Mailtags // Moana

N- Narwhals // NSFW // Nature // Notecards // 90’s // Neon Colors // NCIS (all)

O- Oddities // Outer Space // Octopus // Otters //

P- PTSD Awareness // Pinups // Patriotic // Pastel colors // Postcards // Podcasts // Puzzles // Playlists

Q- Quotes // Q&As

R- Recipes // Rainbows // Retro // Roses (esp Yellow)

S- Stickers // Stardew Valley // Snacks // the Sky // Squishmallows // Stamps (new & used)

T- True Crime // Tom Hardy // Thunderstorms

U- Unique (anything) // Unicorns

V- Vintage (PCs, photos, toys, Valentines) // Villians

W- Washi tape // Words (random & unique) // WWII // Writing

X-

Y- Yellowstone // Your Faves

Z- Zebras // Zoology

La Papierre stationery (etsy), jjkun labels (etsy), washi tape, stickers (destash welcome), pretty scrapbook paper & cardstock (destash welcome), notecards w/ envelopes, memo sheets, shaped paperclips, glue dots, papercraft glue sticks, Micro-line pens, mildliners, brush pens, Pentel Energel pens, Papermate Flair Ultra-fine pens, embellishments (esp paper flowers), tag inserts, postcards & Please Deliver To labels.

🚫 Please Don't Send 🚫 Earrings, face masks, makeup, vanilla scented items, Religious pamphlets, Political items, or anything dirty/smelly.

💌 Write about your day 💌 What inspires you

💌 A Secret 💌 Book Recommendations

💌 Describe the weather or the season 💌 Write some phrases in your language

💌 A funny joke or jokes 💌 A funny/embarrassing story

💌 Write about your hobbies 💌 Share a poem

💌 Draw or doodle something 💌 Write down your favorite quote

💌 Paste a photo with a short caption 💌 Write about superstitions in your culture

💌Something unique about your culture 💌 A local festival/celebration/holiday going on in your country

💌 Write about TV shows or movies you've recently watched 💌 Something you're obsessed with right now

💌 A problem you're facing 💌 What recently made you happy/sad

💌 5-10 Random facts about yourself 💌 Your perfect vacation

💌 Family traditions your family may have 💌 Something crazy that happened to you

💌 Describe your surroundings (share a pic) 💌 A dream you had

💌 Something you miss 💌 Places in their country you'd love to visit

💌 Add your blog link or social media!

I'm always up for personal swaps. Especially the following:

Postcard swaps (written // unwritten)

Q&A swaps

Recommendation swaps

Penpal Letters

Journal Swaps

Mailtags

Creative Writing swaps

Swaps related to any of my interests listed above