A Message to Marco Polo

Mr. Polo,

When I first received your letter, I confess to having been a little alarmed. The Hong Kong postage, the brown paper, the blood red ink, all these and more awoke in my fevered imagination visions of a mad Chinaman, obsessed with this humble online blog. Only later did I realize that such exquisitely insane penmanship (perfectly executed), intelligent (though slightly delirious) writing, and strange parchment all pointed to one author: yourself. For a brief moment I wondered if a talented family such as the Mahoneys might have written it as a clever feat of correspondence, but in the end, I knew that only you, yourself could have understood the powerful message encoded within my story. I am honored by your acknowledgement. Please accept my humble thanks for your painstaking efforts to reach me through such a fascinating and effective (though a little alarming) means.

I await your further instruction in the mysteries of the Light...

Your faithful servant,

Benjamin Wolaver