Elizabeth McGovern and the Lost Charm of Personal Correspondence The Art of Letter-Writing has long been celebrated as a form of personal expression, a way to convey thoughts and feelings with a depth and permanence that digital communications struggle to match....
I get letters constantly from all over the world, telephone calls from America, Brazil, Australia, all over, especially on my birthday. A family? I have a huge international family. That’s all I need. — Renata Tebaldi Tags: #Family, #Letters, #Australia,...
On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather’s letters. While leafing through them, I’m saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn’t typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often,...
Always write angry letters to your enemies. Never mail them. — James Fallows Tags: #Enemy, #Angry, #Letters, #JamesFallows, #American, #JournalistMini who’s who: James Fallows : American Journalist Born: August 2,...
Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a sense that the site and the occasion demand a form of writing which goes beyond plain informative prose. Each word is so valued that the...