In a society shaped by constant availability, hands-on hobbies like writing letters and scrapbooking require focus and ...

Dear Bel, I live alone - divorced over 30 years ago with no children - and feel greatly bothered by something that happened ...

There was a time when writing was unmistakably physical. Words didn’t simply appear on a screen; they were struck into ...

Closure of country’s 400-year-old service made headlines and prompted Gillian Taylor to appeal for final missives Some describe the joy of receiving dispatches from far afield, others speak of the ...

Minnesota taxpayers are banding together to demand accountability amid massive fraud in state-run programs. On Thursday, U.S. prosecutors revealed there could be $9 billion in fraudulent Medicaid ...

This week, as we near the end of 2025, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on One Beautiful Thing from the year. ail has always been boring for me. Besides the occasional ...

Source: Caroline Leavitt It started young for me. I didn’t really have anyone to talk with. My father was a sulky, silent brute and I couldn’t risk getting yelled at or hit by speaking up. My mother ...

In late November 2025, social media users claimed (archived here, here, here and here) that actor and activist Alyssa Milano wrote an open letter to U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., ...

Now in its 113th year, Operation Santa, run by the United States Postal Service, allows children and families to send letters to Santa Claus. Those letters are posted online—personal details ...

USPS Operation Santais ready for the 2025 holiday season! Starting on Monday, Nov. 17, individuals, families, offices and community groups can visit USPSOperationSanta.com to adopt letters written to ...

I’m a letter writer. Like my mother before me and her mother before her, I regularly put pen to paper. I know this makes me unusual: most Americans haven't written a personal letter in years. The ...