Archive for September, 2009

Letter Project: update 23 September 2009

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

My offer to write letters “Remember when people wrote letters?” has started to bear fruit. Not a LOT of fruit, mind you. I’ve written and mailed two letters so far, with five more names on my “letters to write” list.

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Remember when people wrote letters, on paper?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Remember when people wrote letters, on paper, instead of sending email, instant messages or Tweets?

As an experiment, I will write a letter to anyone who asks. You will receive a letter composed for you, by me, about something or other that is not illegal or rude. It will be typed on a typewriter (Underwood Champion manual portable, circa 1950, or IBM Selectric III, circa 1981). It will bear an interesting postmark.

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Blogging: Is the pen mightier than the computer?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Graham Jones writes Use your pen for your blog, not the keyboard.

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