The Onion Skin Letters

August 20, 2019
Re: Confidential

URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED

Ian E. Watts
<redacted>

Dear M. Nin Guem,

I hereby confirm receipt of the previous correspondence. Please let me know if you would like to continue with the collaboration project. I will wait to hear from you, but please respond as soon as possible as this matter is of absolute importance.

Regards,

cc: http://returntosender.ianewatts.org

PS.: If you are not M. Nin Guem, please visit the above site


The letter follows the exact format as the letter authored by Dr. La Porta in his study – with a twist. The letter is addressed to M. Nin Guem. “Nin Guem” is a play on the Portuguese word “ninguém” – which is a concatenation of the Latin “nec quem” [nor whom] – translated as nobody. The letter is addressed to nobody at a non-existent address, and following the local postcode regime. The hope is that somebody will return the letter.

letter detail

Letters addressed to LCPL and LR B. Jones have a slightly different format. I do not expect a return to the sender from BFPO.

August 20, 2019

Re: Confidential

URGENT RESPONSE REQUESTED

Ian E. Watts
<redacted>

Dear Lance Corporal B. Jones,

I hereby confirm receipt of the previous correspondence. Please let me know if you would like to continue with the collaboration project. I will wait to hear from you, but please respond as soon as possible as this matter is of absolute importance.

Regards,
Ian Watts

cc:
http://returntosender.ianewatts.org

PS.: If you are not Lance Corporal B. Jones, please visit the above site – I wish to know when this letter was received and if you would send a communication back.

a stack of onion skin letters