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Royal thanks and 21st century courtesy

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Much is known about the beautiful and tragic life of Princess Diana, as she lived in the Royal “fish tank.”  Yet of all the things we do know of this young woman, perhaps many of us are unaware of her great fondness for letter writing. Diana Spencer was trained at an early age to write […]

The Healing Power of Letters

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I write letters to folks that are facing challenges, be it an illness or some misfortune. I want to let them know that they are not alone. That someone is thinking of them. No reply is ever expected. I have a dear friend I write to who can not write back, due to health issues. […]

Timothy Matlack

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Speaking of “writing history,” The Declaration of Independence is the perfect subject for this week. The Committee of Five or the brain trust of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman formulated the concepts. The wording was Jeffersonian. And the final draft written by Thomas Jefferson was engrossed by the famous […]

Writing History

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On the surface, writing by hand in a diary is a solitary experience…jotting down whatever is noteworthy from the day.  If the entries are dated, a timeline emerges with days, weeks, seasons unfolding into a record of one’s personal living history.  Upon closer inspection, a diary is more than a collection of musings, it is […]

Letters to Heaven

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Memorial Day 2018 No one misses a fallen soldier more than the family. The grief of such a tragic loss is enormous. “Gold Star Children” are faced with more losses than a young life can possibly understand or handle. Organizations have been created to help- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and The Children of […]

Earth Day 2018

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“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 […]

Something to remember you by

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In today’s NY Times, Steven Petrow laments the further reduction of our humanity with credit card companies’ elimination of an actual signature. It’s a great article. I am right there with the author as he clutches the multi-sensory experience of reading his Grandma’s letters. I worry about how much we are mindlessly, willingly sacrifice to […]

Pen to Paper, 1st visit

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I had not imagined how intimate it would be to read the handwritten letters of  60+ artists. Many names were familiar to me from my art school background. Those who where new, quickly became familiar through the personality of their handwriting. There is something so immediate and personal about handwritten letters. Pen to Paper is […]

Hand-Lettered Opinions

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Yesterday was the MARCH FOR OUR LIVES in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of thousands gathered in support of the students’ demands to end gun violence.  800 other locations across the country held rallies, while support also came from round the globe in cities such as London, Paris, Hamburg, Geneva, Amsterdam, Bogota, and Sydney. I am truly humbled by […]