"Correspondence is a leap of faith, and that is part of what makes it wonderful," says Rachel Syme, author of Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence. "You may never know if the person ...

The holiday season offers a good excuse to sit down and write a letter to someone you’ve been out of touch with, an exercise that benefits you and your recipient more than you might expect. Studies ...

The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the pandemic. Longing for human connection, she asked her followers on social media ...

The value of writing letters is being considered in a new light. Many people undoubtedly have fond memories of the sight of faded paper, as well as handwritten words -- and we live in an age when the ...

Writing by hand is something humans have done for millennia. Since prehistoric times, people have used every tool imaginable to etch onto stone, carve into clay, and ink parchment and paper to convey ...

World Letter Writing Day is celebrated on September 1st every year to encourage people worldwide to pick up a pen, grab a piece of paper, and write a letter. It’s also a day to learn about the art of ...