In 2013 a 500 year old love letter was found with the mummified body of a man, the timeless words of a bereaved young wife more heartbreaking because they are written in her own hand. http://www.viralnova.com/lost-love-letter/ We can imagine her tears as the writing instrument moved across the paper, expressing her deepest sorrow. “How could…
This is the fourth in a six-post series on letter writing (check the right side column for previous ones), inspired by an article in the Orange County Register’s Parade magazine (March 15, 2015), titled Letters That Changed Our World by Liz Welch. “A fan letter plays a starring role in Al Pacino‘s new movie, Danny Collins,” Welch writes. “He stars as…
On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter to a newspaper. It was sent by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who lived with her parents in Manhattan. Below is the full text of that letter. Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends…
This is the second in a six-post series on letter writing, inspired by an article in the Orange County Register’s Parade magazine (March 15, 2015), titled Letters That Changed Our World by Liz Welch. Love letters…. what gal (and maybe guy) doesn’t sigh when thinking of (or re-reading) love letters they’ve received? These tender missives are usually…
I’m talking about the ones you write TO someone, not the alphabetized ones you see posted in upper and lower case in elementary class rooms. How many letters have you written to someone this year so far? (Confession is good for the soul!) Not emails or texts, but REAL letters written on paper with a…
