Dear Dionisia,

It's nice to hear from you. I don't mean that as a criticism over the lack of letters since we talked last, I just — genuinely, truly, it's nice to hear from you. I always enjoy hearing how Elliot is doing, but especially with everything lately.

It's not that I've been busy, actually. I've been distracted, is more accurate. And just dealing with a lot. It's nice to just pull back from it for a second and think about a kid somewhere who wants a kitten.

I should probably tell you, this month I'm changing my address. If you write me in June or later you should send your owl to London instead of Irvingly. Here's the full address: [...]

Thanks for the letter.

Ben