If you could write a letter to anyone, and ask them anything, who would you write to, and what would you ask? In this, the digital age, it’s become an increasingly rare thing to receive a letter in ...

The letter “x” often symbolizes something unknown, with an air of mystery that can be appealing. Illustration by Meilan Solly Even though “x” is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, ...

Going back roughly a century, and even more so during World War II, breakups between deployed troops and their sweethearts back home have followed enough of a pattern to earn a specialized moniker – ...

Letter-writing in the 18th century. I was less quick to understand that letters were not just a source for learning about religion and slavery; rather, letter-writing itself is a practice with a ...

The invention of the letter, as a means of conveying news and other kinds of information, is often attributed to a Persian ...