Good Mail Day

Correspondence Charm School:

Refining Your Handwriting, Finding Pen Pals, and Developing Your Postal Personality

In much the same way that mail art and paper correspondence inspire wistfulness in certain people, a particularly beautiful or distinctive example of handwriting still stops many readers in their tracks. But unlike times past—both of the authors spent years honing their individualized, expressive handwriting styles—more and more people today rarely handwrite anything more than a grocery list or the signature on a credit card slip. In fact, grade schools today are increasingly forgoing classic penmanship lessons in favor of simple, legible ...