On Monday, Emerson watched Doug emerge from his mail truck carrying two boxes full of letters addressed to Emerson, written by postal workers from around the country. “A lot of them responded ...

Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals. This story was ...

To kick off this year's Month of Letters, Kirby gave the readers of XO Jane her post-office box and the promise ... are using digital tools to seek out old-fashioned pen friends.

A letter arrived a few weeks ago, an honest-to-God old-fashioned letter tucked in an ... I have, in an upstairs closet, a small wooden box that is a miniature hope chest (another anachronism ...

I’m talking about the old-fashioned art of sitting down ... only to open the box and find a letter from Kim! I kept them for the longest time but eventually lost track of them.

Uncle or friend? Now imagine that person reaching into his or her mailbox next week and discovering among the pile of circulars and catalogs an old-fashioned stamped letter. From you! Shared ...