Comments on: Spo-Reflections on Letter Writing

By: William

William — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:37:17 +0000

I’m charmed by your post and by the number of people, including my friend Raybob, who say they like letters. I find, however, that most people can barely hit reply on an computer key, much less find the paper, the stamp, the pen and the energy to write a letter.

By: BID

BID — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:26:06 +0000

I don’t get the mail for days at a time, it’s depressing. There are never any good letters so why bother?

I have horrible handwriting, what does that say about me?

Good post, so very true.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:47:45 +0000

My gosh, you stop writing for a while and you put a manufacturer and retailer out of business!

I love writing letters despite the fact that this southpaw still gets ink all over his hand. After years of penmanship classes, I still don’t write like most lefties where their hand looks like it’s in pain because of how it’s positioned so as to avoid smearing the ink. I also press VERY hard when I write where too much ink is dispensed.

By: Raybob

Raybob — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:56:55 +0000

I love writing and receiving letters. One foolish day in college I decided that I didn’t need to keep the letters from my parents and paternal grandmother (just passed last Oct). Oh, the folly! I’d give anything to have them back now. After that one incident of madness, I’ve kept all the others. And I use a fountain pen. Which I adore.

Once lived in a farm house from the 1890’s. When cleaning out some kitchen drawers we found letters from a WWII soldier, writing home, that had fallen between the drawers. Amazing.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:06:31 +0000

I, too, enjoy letter writing. I stock up on good stationery and usually use my fountain pen. I spent a good part of the afternoon today writing letters to include in Mother’s Day cards for my aunts. I hate receiving a card with just a signature on it. I always write at least a short note to include in any card I send. I wish I had the foresight you have to have saved letters I have received. Unfortunately letter writing is becoming a lost art.

By: Bunny Lynn

Bunny Lynn — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:05:00 +0000

Darlin’ the only “letters” I ever get are bills from the gas company!

Huggs, etc…

By: cedrorum

cedrorum — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:46:16 +0000

I agree with you on letters. My penmanship sucks, so I’ve never been good at writing them in longhand. I’ve recently kept in touch with my Grandparents through writing letters, albeit written in Word. I’ve saved some letters from a guy I corresponded to in the 1st Gulf War. Those will be cool to show my boys when they get older. I’ve also got some letters from a friend in Romania when they were still under Communist rule.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:39:27 +0000

I do the same thing as well. When I left the Philippines, and moved to the US, I’ve saved every letters I’ve gotten since then. I have a boxful of ‘em and when I get in the mood, I’d sit down and go through and read them. I cry sometimes when I do so, since I can sense the love in those letters. Knowing someone took the time to sit down and pour out their thoughts. I need to get back to writing again. E-mail doesn’t carry the same affect but it’s what almost everyone uses nowadays, so no getting around it. Another lovely post!

By: Maddog

Maddog — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:55 +0000

I too love getting letters and was one of the few people I know who would actually write back. I also have every letter that was written to me. Most of them are stored in my room in my mother’s house, after too many years of carting them around. I have not looked at them in years. I think when I am home in July I will have to get them out and have a read.

By: "joe"

"joe" — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:29:37 +0000

I love fine paper, good fountain pens, real engraving, etc. etc. But I hate to actually “write”. Actually wrtiting is very slow for me, and it doesn’t take long till my hand hurts (left hand, that is).

And, I tend to write and edit, and all those scratches and cross-outs get distracting. But I love the idea! or should I say, the ideal.

Actually, I am glad to be able to type. But part of my misses my 1945 war-surplus Royal typewriter (that weighed as much as my car) that got me through college and grad school. Those were the days!