“…While letters in general have been used as data source in historical, sociological and literary research for centuries (Harris, 2002), researchers have only recently started to use letter-writing between a researcher and a research participant as a way to generate self-reflexive data on people’s lived experiences (Ahearn, 2001; Kralik et al, 2000; Rautio, 2009). Letter writing is a methodology that has been used in a range of studies to enable research participants to participate in research projects that their circumstances for whatever reason don’t allow them to participate in person (Brown, 2014; Davidson & Birmingham, 2001; Davis, 1967; Dunn, 2000; Epston, 2009; Grana et al, 2001; Jiwa & Burr, 2002; Jolly, 2011; Jongbloed-Pereboom et al, 2018; Kelly & Waring, 2018; Kirkhorn & Airth-Kindree, 2010; Muzumdar et al, 2020; Penny & Malpass, 2019; Rancour & Brauer, 2003; Seddon, 2018; Sommer, 1958; Thompson et al, 2017).…”