Collecting butterfly stories

Published on November 2nd, 2009

Published on July 8th, 2010

Dear Editor,

I would like to invite your readers to take part in a project called butterfly messengers. The project has been ongoing for more than a year now and there is only a couple of months left for submissions.

For those readers not familiar with the project, I am attempting to gather stories about butterflies that have visited people after they have lost a friend or relative. Often people need a sign that their loved ones are still close by and have only passed over to the other side. Quite often they ask for a butterfly to appear as a sign. Many of the stories I received to date are about real live butterflies showing up at very special times, such as anniversary's and birthdays. Other stories are of butterfly pictures, dreams about butterflies and even a moth. All the stories are very touching, especially those dealing with the death of children. The stories will be published in a book entitled Butterfly Messengers.

Letter to the Editor - Dear Editor,

I would like to invite your readers to take part in a project called butterfly messengers. The project has been ongoing for more than a year now and there is only a couple of months left for submissions.

For those readers not familiar with the project, I am attempting to gather stories about butterflies that have visited people after they have lost a friend or relative. Often people need a sign that their loved ones are still close by and have only passed over to the other side. Quite often they ask for a butterfly to appear as a sign. Many of the stories I received to date are about real live butterflies showing up at very special times, such as anniversary's and birthdays. Other stories are of butterfly pictures, dreams about butterflies and even a moth. All the stories are very touching, especially those dealing with the death of children. The stories will be published in a book entitled Butterfly Messengers.

I have a publishing deal signed and they are anxiously waiting for the book to be completed. I would like to urge any of your readers who might have a story to get it in to me before the end of December in order for it to be included in the book. The more stories I have the more special it will be.

Please email stories to lloydh@nf.sympatico.ca or, if you prefer the old fashioned way send them to Lloyd Hollett, 17 King Street, Pasadena, NL, A0L 1K0. Thanks you for your help in making this project possible.

Lloyd Hollett,

Pasadena