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 ...

In today’s digital-first world, the art of handwritten letters feels almost forgotten. Yet for children growing up surrounded by instant messaging and emojis, letters carry a kind of weight and magic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several companies are fighting to be the one that tricks you into thinking a real person has written you a thank-you letter. Imagine an army of robots holding real pens, writing real letters that look ...

The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots goes on display in 2026 for the first time in almost a decade. Deposed from her ...

With educators under enormous pressure to make sure students meet grade level standards in reading and math, writing often takes a back seat in the curriculum, as many literacy experts have observed.

LETTER-WRITING is commonly bemoaned as a lost art, for which explanations abound. Where people once wrote letters, they now make long-distance calls. Press, radio, and television now broadcast news ...

When you're not face-to-face with someone, how do you communicate? A tendency to rely on texting, emailing and social media can constrain possibilities. Even a phone conversation of depth is ephemeral ...