"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 ...

This is part of Help! Wanted, a special series from Slate advice. In the advising biz, there are certain eternal dilemmas that bedevil letter writers and columnists alike. This week, we’re taking them ...

The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the pandemic. Longing for human connection, she asked her followers on social media ...

I exchanged my first letter with a person in prison back in 2011. That exchange was with Sam Israel III, who had faked his death and was serving a 22-year sentence for financial fraud. I was ...

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 ...

A character reference letter can make or break an applicant’s chances. Here’s how to write a great one. A character reference letter can make or break an applicant’s chances Before the days of ...

I woke up too early on June 17th, 2014, the way you do the morning after a grief-striking breakup does its thing and leaves you too sad to sleep in. Not that you really wanted to fall asleep in the ...

Those who participate in Operation Santa can pick out a child’s letter and send them a gift from their wishlist, USPS said. Samuel Holt/Unsplash From stuffed animals to gaming consoles, children ...

(This letter references Joseph Valente’s letter, published July 18, 2024.) Your recent letter in the Advance impacted me very powerfully. You wrote about Harvey, the blind boy in your neighborhood of ...

‘You think this is one person, Suzie. It’s not.’ That chilling line is just one from the latest poison pen letter in a series of hundreds sent to Susan and Dave Plower – and many others linked to them ...