Marcel Winatschek

Ingo Was Right About Michi

A guy named Michael wrote in a few days ago, passed along by a mutual friend called Ingo with a note that apparently read: Hey Michi, check this out—this guy reminds me of you a bit. Michael is, by his own account, a devoted Apple adherent, John Lennon obsessive, and consumer of chocolate pudding. Three months of reading, and then he sat down and wrote.

He kept it short, which I appreciate. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for making me look forward to new posts in my RSS reader, thank you for the design, thank you for every single entry. Shit—not that you’d think I’m in love with you or anything… I love letters like this. Not for the flattery—though the flattery is fine—but for the chain of it: one person telling another, saying this reminded me of you, and that being enough to bring someone in.