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Let’s Make Friends

June 18, 2022 By Carol

Dear Reader,  When the question arises, “Where can I find a pen friend?,” my answer is always LEX. I have been a member of The Letter Exchange (LEX) for about a dozen years now. Through them I have met and continue to correspond with many fantastic people from all walks of life. I have never […]

Filed Under: MAKES SENSE, Pen pals Tagged With: connecting people at a slow and deliberate pace, LEX, LEX Number, Lexers, Listings, Lonna and Gary, Missive Maven, old-fashioned letter writing, peacefulness, pen friends, pen pals, Steve Sikora, The Letter Exchange, ultimate privacy, USPS store

Having a Pen Pal is Healthy for You

July 30, 2020 By Carol

Dear Reader, There IS a letter writing resurgence happening as a result of the global pandemic. Here’s a great article written by  a 20-something.  Mr. Salama is taking a break from the screens and is finding comfort by reaching out to friends with handwritten letters. He says he’ll keep writing as long as someone writes […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, News clipping, Stationery Tagged With: break from the screen, creative exercise, Every Day the River Changes, fun, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, global quarantine, Jordan Salama, letter writing, Love in the Time of Cholera, New york Times Opinion, pen pals, riflepaperco.com, Sara Ariel Wong, Saturday Evening Post, The Letter Exchange, US Postal Service, Zoom calls

Meeting Margaret

November 2, 2016 By Carol

November 2, 2016 I have been a fan of Margaret Shepherd’s books for many years. When I first discovered her collection of letter writing guides, I was sold. I felt I found a kindred spirit. With a little research, I discovered her address and immediately wrote to Margaret Shepherd expressing my thanks and appreciation. She […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Main Tagged With: alphabet, Amazon.com, ambigram, Basics of Left-Handed Calligraphy, calligraphy, David Friend, gemstones, Margaret Shepherd, newsletters, pen pals, The Art of Civilized Conversation, The Art of the Handwritten Note, The Art of the Personal Letter, Vera Bradley backpack, Yale Peabody Museum

Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink

July 28, 2015 By Carol

 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 […]

Filed Under: Books, Handwriting, Pen pals Tagged With: 30 years of ink and paper, friendship, letter writing, Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink, Mary Jadlicka Humston, Mary Potter Kenyon, pen pals

Kids’ Page

February 1, 2012 By Carol

February 1, 2012 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Parker is a 7 year old who has a pen pal.  I am so thrilled that she is WRITING LETTERS and that she is willing to share her experience with us!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I just heard about Liam’s Valentine’s Day Project. Liam is in kindergarten and his class would like to receive […]

Filed Under: Kids' Project Tagged With: around the world, Donna Dinwiddie, kindergarten, Liam's Valentine's Day Project, Parker, pen pals, postcards, Rosemont Forest Elementary School, Virginia, Virginia Beach

A Documentary Film on Pen-pals!

February 27, 2011 By Carol

February 27, 2011….I just learned about Rae and her art project involving pen-pals!  She is               gathering material and would love to get your stories. Please contact Rae and visit her on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=108169829217293 “I believe it’s vitally important that such an art isn’t lost forever to the sound of clattering keyboards and the “bing” of […]

Filed Under: Pen pals Tagged With: art project, artifacts, audio, business cards, crazy about letters, endearing, Facebook, film, Glass Completely Empty, letter writing, pen pals, photography, postcards, stamps

Snail Mail Pen Pals

November 19, 2010 By Carol

November 19, 2010 A subscriber asks: Carol! “How/where can I get address of people to write snail mail/paper letter/postal letters to?” -Dianne Good question, Dianne… If you are reading this, chances are you already write an occasional letter, OR you want to. Perhaps you remember to send that birthday card to a friend or relative […]

Filed Under: Pen pals Tagged With: "Keeping Alive the Lost Art of Letter-Writing", Adam Schwartz, anonymity, correspondence, Indiana Public Radio, Letter Lift Spirits, LEX, meeting on the page, pen friends, pen pals, privacy, snail mail, The Letter Exchange

“Give your write arm to pen and paper” (letters to soldiers)

November 11, 2010 By Carol

November 11, 2010… Veterans’ Day How much thought do most of us give to the war in Afghanistan? Unless we know someone serving in the armed forces, it probably doesn’t cross our minds much.  I don’t recall “war” being an issue in this last American election! Why was  that?  Although I personally don’t feel that […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: "Dear Soldier", Afghanistan, armed forces, Associated Content, Cecilia Cooper, Diane Cass, Doug Hewitt, drawings, eHow, foreign military soldiers, handwritten letters, hobbies, letters to soldiers, Linda L. Donahue, mail call, mailing regulations, overseas mailings, pen pals, practical application, schoolchildren, servicemen, sports, troops, US Postal Service, USO, Veterans' Day, war, write hand, writing venture

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