Each melody being an escape from reality, yet an opportunity to feel fully understood by both words and background noise, ...

Make no mistake, Internet correspondence has dimmed the art of letter writing. The masses use social networks, instant message and e-mail more than snail mail (a term derived only after the advent ...

Johannes Vermeer, "Woman Writing a Letter with Her Maid" (c. 1670–72), oil on canvas; National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (image © National Gallery of Ireland ...

Sometimes the journey is as important as the destination. So it is for Emil J. Polak as he strides into the Bibliothèque Méjanes here. It is the 728th library -- nearly all of them in Europe -- that ...

Did you ever wonder what happened to those things you used to write and receive in the mail, those things called letters? Well, you wouldn't be wondering if you were friends with Jacksonville's Ruth ...

In her new book, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Celebrating the Joys of Letter Writing," Nina Sankovitch traces the history of letter writing back to the ancient Egyptians. She also brings us letters ...

Emailing, tweeting, texting — 20 years ago, these things were unheard of. Now, we can’t live without them. Although the advances in technology are amazing, we can lose some things along the way, as ...