Sometimes, life gives us prompts — like my lurching plane — that make us realize what we’ve left unsaid to someone we care ...

This article originally appear in October 1984 issue of Town & Country. I am not among those who believe that letter writing is dead. My idea of heaven, in fact, is having at least four letters to ...

This story was originally published on April 24, 2025, and has been updated. The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the ...

Concerned about a friend or a loved one who may be feeling the winter doldrums? Try writing them a gratitude letter. By Gina Hamadey If you are looking to make someone — even yourself — feel better ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

Is letter writing a dying art? Not so fast. In today’s day and age, retro is cool again. Nostalgia is huge, and brands are increasingly marketing nostalgia to consumers who want to return to the 1990s ...

The act of writing letters may be written off as obsolete, but the power of the written word remains as potent as ever. Here’s why your mind benefits when your hand writes. In the age of instant ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...