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SEPTEMBER 01, 2022 Beards and Love Letters: A Small Town Pen Pals Romance By Heather Lauren

A simple pen pal assignment changed my life forever. Growing up with a name like Joey, it wasn’t unusual to be mistaken for a boy on paper. And that’s what happened when Gavin Gold's teacher passed on his letter to me, assuming he was being matched with a boy.

Those letters became my safe place. A place where tomboy Joey could tell a stranger all the girly things that I couldn’t tell anyone else and Gavin shared his nerdy side with me.

Even after the assignment was over, our letters ...
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