July 24,2015 Yesterday, I discovered this beautiful book in my mailbox. Hurrah for the cause! Two women pen friends, both named “Mary” honor their long enduring handwritten connection in this exciting new book on letter writing. Here’s the synopsis from Amazon- Mary and Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink explores […]
Archives for July 2015
You’ve Got Mail-Don’t Write Off the Letter
July 6, 2015 The students who took Professor Marty Townsend’s course:”The Letter as Genre” compiled an anthology of essays into a book called You’ve Got Mail- Don’t Write Off the Letter. Freshly published, it is now available through the campus bookstore. Description- “In our digital age, many have claimed that letter writing is dead. […]
“The Letter as Genre”
The Write Course Missouri professor leads class in letter writing Missouri University English professor Marty Townsend. Photo: Columbia Missourian http://link.usps.com/ Posted 5/22/15 at 11:04 a.m Don’t tell Marty Townsend letter writing is passé. Townsend, a Missouri University English professor, teaches “The Letter as Genre,” a course that explores letters’ profound contribution to our understanding of history — […]