Friendship Archives

Three years ago, they reached for the same book at the same moment. They have not missed a Tuesday since.
ByMargot Hale August 5, 2026August 12, 2026

Two women in Tucson met three years ago when they both reached for the same book at the same moment at the public library. They are 68 and 74. Since that afternoon, they have not missed a single Tuesday together. Approximately 156 Tuesdays. Neither of them has, in three years, been able to fully explain what they are doing.

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They have been friends for eleven years. They have communicated entirely through crossword puzzles they mail to each other.
ByMargot Hale July 15, 2026July 29, 2026

Two women in Vermont and Oregon have maintained their friendship for eleven years exclusively through hand-drawn crossword puzzles they mail to each other. No phone calls. No email. No texts. No visits. 143 puzzles exchanged and counting. The clues have, over time, become the friendship.

Read More They have been friends for eleven years. They have communicated entirely through crossword puzzles they mail to each other.