After seeing how many seniors struggle with loneliness and isolation, Jacob Cramer wanted to make a difference—one heartfelt letter at a time. What started as a simple gesture has now blossomed into a ...

Remember the last time you got a real letter in the mail? Not a bill, coupon, or invitation. And, not even a thank-you note.

All throughout my freshman year of college, my mother regularly sent me handwritten letters. The excitement of receiving mail, discovering the thoughtfully chosen postcard and reading the latest news ...

For what it’s worth, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is one of my comfort movies. I watched it for the first time when I started high school, and I imagine I was taken with the same emotions as ...

Beginning in the fourth grade, 30-year-old Rosie Paulik said she grew up receiving countless handwritten letters from her father. Over the years, she estimates she has acquired over 3,500 letters from ...

Lenore Tawney, postcard to Maryette Charlton (1970) (All images courtesy of Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, from Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters from the Smithsonian’s Archives of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. The act of writing letters may be written off as obsolete, but the power of the ...

Diana wrote to Cyril Dickman, a former head steward at Buckingham Palace. — -- Letters handwritten by Princess Diana about her family, including Princes William and Harry, sold at auction today ...