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And more! We've featured Ronald Reagan's official pen pal, an elf who answers children's letters in Minneapolis, a letter written by Helen Keller at the age of 12, cartoons about pen palling from subscribers, quotes from famous letter writers of the past...you never know what will show up! Plus Lexers share their letter-writing experiences in "Letters to LEX".
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Winter 2012, #27
Contents
- Listings... New stationery for Christmas? Use it here.
- Ghost Letters... The epistolary equivalent of a costume party.
- Analysis of the Progressive Movement... How the arm moves in writing.
- Writing between the Lines... Letters not sent - and not meant to be sent.
- The Birth of The Letter Exchange... Lexer Ray Nelson was there at the happy event.
- Letters to LEX... Correspondence comments come our way.
- The World of Letters... Lafayette worries about letters on the high seas.
- At the National Postal Museum... Physical and virtual exhibits about the mail.
- Of Pens, Pencils, and Ink... Writing paraphernalia from ancient times to the Renaissance.
- Listings Part 2... Don't turn that stationery into origami yet.
We forward letters to listings back to Issue 1, Summer 2003. Most listers are still looking for new correspondents!