December 23, 2017 Kids write letters to Santa. They also write letters to Pope Francis. With “Dear Santa,” they generally have a list of stuff they’d like to own. With “Dear Pope Francis” they look for answers to “make sense of the world.” Regardless of how you feel about religion, Pope Francis is a unique […]
Einstein’s wisdom
More letters at auction!…This time they were written by Albert Einstein during a visit he made to Tokyo in 1922. A courier arrived at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo to deliver a message to Mr. Einstein. By way of a tip, he wrote the above notes for the messenger. The top note says in German […]
A Most Expensive Letter
Letters make the news again with this “My dear Mother” note written on the Titanic’s official stationery. Alexander Oskar Holverson, an American businessman, wrote to his mom the day before the Titanic sank. This letter was found on Mr. Holverson’s person. The fact that the ink did not run is miraculous. Those stains are […]
120 Handwritten Letters of Encouragement
October 21, 2017…..A story appeared in the news last week, that illustrates all that I love about letter writing! Logan Pullin, a teacher at Bay Middle School in BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., wrote individual letters of encouragement to all the students in the current senior class. These were handwritten and hand delivered. Mr. Pullin began his […]
The Letter Project
Everything that relates to letter writing grabs my interest. So when I heard about “The Letter Project,” I wanted to learn more. My friend, Adam Schwartz, put me in touch with Sally Pearson (pictured above) and that is how I discovered this women-supporting-each-other effort with encouraging letters at the core. The project is […]
“Doing the Write Thing”
December 4, 2016 If you ever have doubts about the power of the written word, then I suggest you review Amnesty International’s Freedom Writers’ Campaign. I have been a member of Amnesty International for many years. I have sent letters to foreign leaders, petitioning them to release a “prisoner of conscience.” Someone who simply took […]
Dear Father Christmas
In celebration of National Letter Writing Day, Letters Live asked celebrities to write a letter to Santa. Above is a heartfelt one from Benedict Cumberbatch to Father Christmas. Letters Live was inspired by Shaun Usher’s international best-selling Letters of Note series, Letters Live is a live celebration of the enduring power of literary correspondence. Every year, Letters […]
Write For Rights 2015
WRITE A LETTER. CHANGE A LIFE. DECEMBER 4 – 18, 2015 (OR RIGHT NOW!) Your hand-written letters, combined with hundreds of thousands of others from around the world, can change the lives of this year’s 12 cases. Become part of the largest grassroots human rights event in the world by signing up to either host […]