Letter of the Week
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The Night the North Sea Screamed: Piper Alpha and the Birth of the Barrier Mindset The night Piper Alpha burned, the North Sea didn’t just take 167 lives. It took away a comforting lie: the idea that big disasters come from one big mistake. On July 6, 1988, a series of gas explosions turned the
About the Archivist
This is a curated selection of letters that left a mark on the world, on someone’s life, or just in the margins of time.
Each is transcribed with care and respect for the medium that first carried it: the typewritten page.