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 ...

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 ...

In our digital age of instant messaging and quick online greetings, expressing appreciation for loved ones can feel impersonal. But when it comes to your mom, a simple “Happy Mother’s Day!” text just ...

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 ...

Itoya, a store entirely dedicated to the craft of writing by hand, comprises 12 sunlit stories of retail space in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district. It sells fountain pens, boutique colored ...