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25 Years of Graceful Envelopes

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At last, here’s some “eye candy”- the 2019 Graceful Envelope Contest Winners with their Put Your Stamp On It  masterpieces. There is no question, The Graceful Envelope Contest elevates “mail art” to museum quality levels. Every year, since 1994, the Washington Calligraphers’ Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers team up to sponsor the  […]

footsteps towards the Victory

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Veterans’ Day 2019 In honor of Veterans’ Day, I’d like to share this old postcard with you. A friend sent this French postcard which depicts the WWI Allied Forces. The young maid appears to be telling a surviving soldier of the path towards victory that ended the war in 1918. The writing on the back […]

Letters to the Dead

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“It gets very lonely sometimes. No one talks to me anymore.” – Andy   As many of you know, my youngest sister died early this year of a drug overdose. Andy, short for Andrea, was my favorite family member. She was quite skilled at telling you what she felt you wanted to hear. Andy was […]

The Write Way makes the news

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Randall Beach: A passionate letter writer spreads the word By Randall Beach   Sep. 28, 2019   (Reprinted courtesy of The New Haven Register) When Carol Christmas was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, she noticed she was delivering fewer and fewer real letters. She also noted that on those rare occasions when she did […]

Climate Strike at the New Haven Green

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Let’s face it, there is nothing more important than attending to the place we call “Home,” the planet Earth. Last Friday, I participated in a local rally for the Climate Crisis. It was designed by The New Haven Climate Movement, a group of determined New Haven high school students with some help from students from […]

Postcards to Voters

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Speaking of volunteering your penmanship to a cause,   I recently offered to hand write postcards to voters for the local mayoral campaign. The cards I worked on are addressed to the folks who live in apartments that are inaccessible to canvassers- knocking on doors. These neighbors are a serious voting block and they deserve time […]

Write for political campaigns

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Regardless of your political leanings, a handwritten thank you note from a campaign offers a personal touch that can only deepen the connection. This note from Bernie’s camp, with its visible mistakes written in cursive, reminds us that a real person wrote it. I addressed envelopes for Josh Elliot’s campaign for Connecticut State Representative in […]

Donate your handwriting

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For those of you who have lovely penmanship and are curious about what you might do other than start a business, here’s a suggestion.  Volunteer to write thank you notes for your favorite charity! With the donations they receive, charitable organizations often hand-write a thank you note at some point during the year. My friend, […]

Nuts ‘n Bolts

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As promised, I want to continue the story surrounding The Write Way. I can’t remember exactly what inspired the idea. I believe it came to me while I was delivering the mail. Perhaps, someone told me that a gift was sent and it was never acknowledged, as no response ever arrived. Or, maybe an email […]

introducing “The Write Way”

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“If you can’t write it yourself, then get someone else to write a letter for you.”                  -Willie Perdomo This one sentence could be the mission statement for my fledgling new business- The Write Way. If people can’t write those thank you notes themselves for whatever reason, be […]