Write A Letter.

@Kandae11 (53677)
September 1, 2022 9:02am CST
When was the last time you picked up pen and paper and wrote a letter? Do you even have writing paper and pens around.? Well today, September 1, 2022 is World Letter Writing Day. It is a day when people are encouraged to pick up a pen and write a letter. It is also a day when you can learn something about the art of letter writing. I know these days most everyone is into computers and emails etc, but with a letter you get that personal touch - especially a love letter. I wonder which is safer from prying eyes - a handwritten letter or an online one. By the way are you left or right handed? World Letter Writing Day was created by Australian author, artist and photographer, Richard Simpkin in 2014. Pixabay image
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@LadyDuck (458473)
• Switzerland
1 Sep 22
I have writing paper and a pen. My last letter was for my husband, on the day of his birthday, the past month of May. I use the email for friends.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I have numerous notebooks and pens. Notebooks for story ideas, discussions, notes, scribbles, lists, poems. However l have not written a letter in years.
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@LadyDuck (458473)
• Switzerland
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 I always write him a letter for his birthday and for our wedding anniversary.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
@LadyDuck That's very sweet.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Sep 22
I don't think I've written any letters in several years but yes, I do have notepaper and pens in my bedroom. I am right handed.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 True. I mostly send texts to everybody now. A very few people I call and talk with them.
@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I am too. I must admit that l haven't written letters for quite awhile - blame it on advanced technology. We have come such a long way, from inkwells and pens with nibs.
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@DianneN (247080)
• United States
1 Sep 22
I spent all summer writing letters to my grandkids at camp. I’m a righty.
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@DianneN (247080)
• United States
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 Each kid’s camp doesn’t allow electronics, so I write my summers away and get happy to receive letters from them. And you’re right about them affecting our health
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I am too . It is good that you wrote to your grandkids. Smart phones, laptops, etc are important, but as much as we can cut back on looking at those screens it would benefit our health.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
1 Sep 22
Gosh. It has been AGES. Even the last ones I wrote were not hand written but typed on the computer and printed. I guess I don't feel the need to do it anymore with texts and Facebook and instant messaging and email. Writing a letter might feel barbaric to me. lol
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I know. Now think in terms of a love letter Ha - l don't know if writing a love letter these days might seem really ancient. However l would tend to feel more kindly to the person who sent me a hand written one instead of typed or an email...
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 Probably so. So long as she could read my chicken scratch. lol
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Sep 22
I have a friend in Australia. We write cards back and forth.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I continue to write and exchange cards too.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 So much more personal.
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• India
1 Sep 22
I have never written a letter but I can understand the feeling behind a letter
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
Wow!
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• India
3 Sep 22
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
1 Sep 22
I never liked writing a letter to anyone. I wrote my last letter to my best friend when I was in the hostel. No doubt these days there is no trend of writing a letter, people write a message over the phone to communicate.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 Yes I also remember those days and used to read the column of a particular magazine where people used to write their address to gain a penfriend.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I remember the days when pen pals were very popular. Now everything is online.
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@RebeccasFarm (86772)
• United States
2 Sep 22
The last time I wrote an airmail letter was in my teens.
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• United States
2 Sep 22
@Kandae11 Yes many years Kandase. I used to write to my dear Mother RIP from England when I was a teen.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
Wow! That long ago.
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• United States
2 Sep 22
Back in the good old days I used to love writing letters. Now I haven't hand-written more than a few birthday or anniversary cards here and there and my penmanship has gotten horrible. But I do love pens and I have plenty of notecards and paper on hand. I remember the days when I would be thrilled getting a box of fancy stationary. I'm right handed
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• United States
3 Sep 22
@Kandae11 I could almost pass for a doctor they way my handwriting has deteriorated these days
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@Kandae11 (53677)
4 Sep 22
@Marilynda1225 l never could understand how pharmacists understand the prescriptions doctors write.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
Me too -l love fancy notepaper. When l take my time, l have a pretty good hand, but l tend to scribble when l am in a hurry.
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@JudyEv (325947)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Sep 22
I didn't know about World Letter Writing Day. I like writing letters but some people don't really like getting letters - or at least they like getting letters but don't like having to reply.
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@JudyEv (325947)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Sep 22
@Kandae11 I have penpals for a while too including three or four in the USA.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
Back in the day l was a member of a penal club. I used to write a lot of letters in those days and l had penfriends in several countries.
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@franxav (13605)
• India
1 Sep 22
I forget when I wrote my last letter. Probably, it was a love letter.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I would definitely prefer to write those by hand.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
1 Sep 22
I’m right handed and I write three letters every week. My brother is a letter writer too and we answer every letter.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Sep 22
@Kandae11 we enjoy getting a letter out of the mailbox.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
@RubyHawk l would too.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
I like that. Less dependency on the internet.
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@dgobucks226 (34388)
5 Sep 22
Most letters I write and send these days are of the complaint about a company's service variety. I think with social media available people feel these methods are sufficient enough to communicate with others. Even receiving a birthday or other card with a personal note has been replaced by a text message & photo. No stamps. Sign of our changing times. Right-handed. Guess I'm obsolete, I still send cards for special occasions.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
5 Sep 22
I still send birthday and Christmas cards.
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@Beestring (13336)
• Hong Kong
1 Sep 22
I have not written a letter for decades. I do write short messages on greetings cards sent to my friends living overseas.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
1 Sep 22
I know that sending Christmas cards through the mail is not as popular as back in the day, but l still do it.
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@Beestring (13336)
• Hong Kong
1 Sep 22
@Kandae11 I exchange birthday cards and Christmas/New Year cards with overseas friends.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
1 Sep 22
I do not remember when it was the last time I wrote one.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
So l guess it must have been quite some to ago.
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
2 Sep 22
I’ve not written anything except for grocery list! Huhu
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
For me a grocery list is a must.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
3 Sep 22
I always write a love letter when my ex foreigner bf from Auckland was still alive. Every December I also sent him a calendar and Christmas card from Philippines. After that no more.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
4 Sep 22
Oh yes I remember your boyfriend from Auckland. Condolences on his passing.
@aninditasen (15744)
• Raurkela, India
2 Sep 22
I don't have a lover to write a letter to. Yes, I had to write a FIR in my own handwriting after I was robbed on 30th July 22.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
Sorry again about the robbery. Were the thieves caught?
@nela13 (55729)
• Portugal
2 Sep 22
It has been some years since the last time I wrote a letter. I am right handed.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
Same here, l have not done so for quite awhile.
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@gtdoss (1013)
• United States
2 Sep 22
I haven't penned a handwritten letter in at least 20 years! I don't have good control of my writing hand (right) anymore, and it makes it hard to write legibly. As far as being safer from prying eyes, I'm going to go with handwritten letter being more private.
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@Kandae11 (53677)
2 Sep 22
I think the same way about privacy. Too many scammers and hackers make the internet vulnerable.
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