Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

In her new book, Syme's Letter Writer, Rachel Syme of The New Yorker explains how to write a delightful letter to a loved one. Unlike texting and email, old-fashioned letters, hand-addressed and sent ...

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Receiving and sending letters is like dancing, each partner taking turns in a reliable rhythm across time and distance, ...

Normally in this space I offer advice and encouragement to people trying to peer through the mists of the past and find their ancestors. Today, though, I’m urging genealogists of today to make ...