Letter Writing

Lost Letters

Daliah Merzaban | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Social Media, Handwriting, Arabic Language, Letter Writing, Long Distance Relationships, Family, Email, Culture News
Daliah Merzaban

I recently opened an email account for my mom and taught her how to compose messages to my sisters and I so we could stay in touch while she is traveling. The passion with which she wrote shocked me.

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P.S. I Love You: Creating a Digital Farewell File

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Last Goodbye, Saying Goodbye, Dying, Letter Writing, Multiple Sclerosis, Death, Cancer, Legacy, Memories, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News
Hillary St. Pierre

When I found out I was terminally ill, the idea of leaving behind a legacy weighed on me, but not as heavily as the idea that I could leave behind a child with little or no memories of me.

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Why Writing to Strangers Isn't So Strange

Mariya Yefremova | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Letters, Letter Writing, Pen Pal, You've Got Mail, Okcupid, Modern Communication, Communication, Interpal, Women News
Mariya Yefremova

Granted, the people I am exchanging letters with are "strangers", but as that heart-grabbing quote from "You've Got Mail" goes: "all this nothing has meant more to me than so many something's."

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The Dying Art Of Letter Writing

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saul Bellow Letters, Saul Bellow, Letters, Writing, Books, Letter Writing, Email, Archivists, Books News

Loquacious letters and epistolary exchanges between authors are falling by the wayside in the digital age -- and readers and literary estates are all ...

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Care About the Earth? Four Simple Ways to Take Action

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Charity, Social Life, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Green, Earth, Community, Green Living, Gandhi, Planet, Tree Planting, Change, Constituents, Activism, Letter Writing, Climate Crossroads, Party, Climate Week Nyc, Environment, Beach Cleanup, Community Organizing, Fundraising, Editors, Sierra Club, Elected Officials, Environmental Activism, Green News
Avital Binshtock

It's officially Climate Week. In case you feel discouraged that you can't do enough, remember Gandhi's words: "Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

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"Jailhouse Talk"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: White House, Songs, Humor, Writing, Daughters, George W. Bush, Fiction, Diplomas, Editing, Songwriting, Weapons, School, Guns, Barack Obama, Guards, English, Language, Puppy, Prison, Letter Writing, Bank, Knives, Nonfiction, Dogs, Family, Healthy Living News
Jerry Zezima

I knew it was only a matter of time before my journalistic crimes landed me in jail. I just didn't think I would end up on Rikers Island.

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The Fix Video: All About Letter Writing

Michele Wissot | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michele Wissot

Letter writing. Admittedly a stress-inducing activity. First, it's the what-to-write without sounding like a fake or sap. Then it's the reality that...

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Letter Writing Saves Lives

Samara O'Shea | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amnesty International Freedom Writers, Philanthropy, Letter Writing, The Art of Letter Writing, Amnesty International, The Giving Life, Charity Work, Letter Writing Books, Social Activism, Healthy Living News
Samara O'Shea

If you're like me, charity work is something you really want to do--someday. Someday when you're older and not working so hard, when you have more tim...

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