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The Write Way makes the news

October 3, 2019 By Carol

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 […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Special Occasions, Stationery, The Write Way Tagged With: 2016 election, Arnold Gold, Catholic school, civility, connections, courtesy, cursive writing, handwritten message, Hearst Connecticut Media, Jackie Kennedy, letter carrier, letter writing, life skill, passionate letter writer spreads the word, paying attention, penmanship, personal and intimate, Randall Beach, real mail, SCORE, shoebox of letters, slow down, social secretary, thank you notes, The New Haven Register, the write way, too busy to write, U.S.Postal Service, Winston Churchill, written just for you

Donate your handwriting

July 25, 2019 By Carol

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, […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Letters Shape Opinions Tagged With: charitable organizations, childrens book author, Feline & Friends, handwriting, Lynda Barber, thank you notes, volunteer your handwriting

Another Enthusiastic Letter Writer

May 25, 2019 By Carol

A few days ago, a friend emailed an alert- fellow speaking about letter-writing on PBS. Must see it! Willie Perdomo, poet, author, teacher, and passionate letter writer gives the most eloquent ode to the handwritten letter. This is a 3 minute inspiration, you’ll want to watch and listen to many times. Willie explains that writing […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Letter Writing in the News, MAKES SENSE, Newsflash Tagged With: "kites", become human again, emojis, Google+, Hurricane Maria, Judy Woodruff, letters from prison, loneliness, PBS, PBS News Hour, people believe, Puerto Rico, surprise a friend, Willie Perdomo

Cinque’s story

February 23, 2019 By Carol

“They call me Cinque. I am a rice farmer and a proud husband and father of 3 delightful children. One beautiful day in the Spring of 1839, while I was walking along the road in my native country of Sierra Leone, 4 strong men jumped out at me and held me down. They tied my […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Special Occasions Tagged With: 1839, abolitionists, blackthen.com, Cinque, James Covey, John Quincey Adams, John Sartain's engraving, Judge Judson, Mende, Nathaniel Jocelyn, sethkaller.com, The Amistad, The New Haven Museum, Yale students

Earth Day 2018

April 22, 2018 By Carol

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Earth Day invites us to consider how we each individually relate to our Home Planet.  How do we kiss the Earth we walk on? Do we recycle, repair, and reuse our possessions? All relationships involve a give and a take. How […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Holiday, MAKES SENSE Tagged With: 1215, 8 track tape, cassette tapes, Earth Day, floppy disc, glass, Go Paperless, hazardous waste, How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, ink on paper, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Magna Carta, New York Times, paper, Paper vs. Electronics, plastics, postal service, precious metals, reel to reel magnetic tapes, Saturn Press, Thich Nhat Hanh

Instructions for Life

January 1, 2018 By Carol

  Wise words for the New Year…

Filed Under: Guest Author, Special Occasions Tagged With: calligraphy, Dalai Lama, Instructions for Life, Margaret Shepherd

Thank Your Letter Carrier Day

February 4, 2016 By Carol

Thank a Mailman Day Date When celebrated : Always February 4 Thank a Mailman Day is your chance to say thanks to the guy, or gal, who delivers your mail. After all, they are there six days a week. The reliable postal worker is always there doing their job, regardless of the weather. They are […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Holiday, Newsflash Tagged With: February 4, mailmen, NALC Archives, Neither rain nor snow, New York Evening Journal, on-line shopping, parcel volume, pony express, postman, Thank a Mailman Day, Wellington

Handwriting Help with Barbara & Inga

January 8, 2016 By Carol

  Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay have an award winning alphabet. “No loops or scoops” sums up their formula for a simple approach to learning cursive. I have incorporated much from their work., and as a result, my handwriting is more legible and stylish. If you have the good fortune to live anywhere near Portland, […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting Tagged With: Barbara Getty, Basic Italic, Cursive italic, great sense of humor, handwriting help, handwriting series for children, Handwriting Success, Inga Dubay, legible handwriting, National Handwriting Day, no loops or scoops, Portland Oregon, Write Now

Cursive Logic

September 18, 2015 By Carol

The perfect solution for parents, teachers and educators concerned about the lack of cursive writing in our schools. CursiveLogics method focuses on four basic letter shapes that allow students to master cursive handwriting in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods.   http://www.cursivelogic.com/

Filed Under: Great Finds, Guest Author, Handwriting Tagged With: cursive handwriting, Cursive Logic, handwriting help, learn cursive handwriting, letter forms, Linda Shrewsbury, signature, students

You’ve Got Mail-Don’t Write Off the Letter

July 6, 2015 By Carol

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. […]

Filed Under: Books, Guest Author, Newsflash Tagged With: anthology of essays, Don't Write Off the Letter, Kelsey Hurwitz, Martha Townsend, Shannon Robb, The Letter as Genre, University of Missouri, You've Got Mail

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