Like Pennylane I had a pen pal when I was in grade school. I started in May 1984 when I got sober through AA and it was my way to give back to the gay community that helped me get away from drugs & alcohol. When I first got online last year in september 07, I browsed(?) looking for inmate pen friend agencies as I have gone through most print the list folks. WAP is the only one of four that seemed what I needed as the search took me to gay people.