The Stanford Daily

At On Call, students write letters to Dean Satz to ‘save creative writing’

Using pen, paper and an electronic Smith-Corona typewriter, students wrote over 50 letters to Humanities and Sciences Dean Debra Satz asking her to reverse the decision to cycle out creative writing ...
Business Insider

I handwrote letters to all 580 of my Facebook friends. I reconnected with old friends and made new ones as a result.

Amy Weinland Daughters handwrote weekly letters to a Facebook friend she hadn't seen for 30 years. It inspired her to write to all 580 of her friends on Facebook. She told Insider that the "social ...
NPR

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...
People

School Typewriter Club Writes Letters to Fellow Enthusiast Tom Hanks. He Writes Each and Every One of Them Back (Exclusive)

The actor and typewriter enthusiast wrote back to the teens weeks after they sent off letters to him Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Last fall, some students at the Lincoln Park Performing ...
Penn Live

Miss Manners: Do I really have to write thank-you letters for a thank-you gift?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at ...