Anyone still write letters?

[Ozarkwoodswalker]

I just wondered. I used to enjoy getting letters in the mail from friends and family. I would say that its a dying art. I still write my young grandaughters almost weekly as a different way to keep in touch. The are little kids so I draw silly pictures too. Just a way to interact.
So, I just wondered....am I the last man in America sending handwritten letters through the mail?????

[RanchRoper]

We still send and get Christmas cards and my wife gets letters from her cousin in Texas.

[cooperhawk]

Our family does Christmas Cards every year. My Wife and I in fact address over 300. Some family, some clients.
I communicate a lot with email, Facebook where I keep up with my Grandkids who probably don't know Gramps is watching,
and PM on the smart phone. Just a newer way to write letters I guess.

[JEBar]

while we are on the road in our camper my wife frequently writes each of our grandchildren .... she writes them about things we see and do .... she also sends them pictures .... she enjoys writing them and from what their mothers say, they enjoy getting them

[RanchRoper]

Not sure a Henry Letter Forum would work....4 or 5 members who chat once a year....

[ChefDuane]

My wife is from an established family in Knoxville, TN. She always writes Thank You letters whenever she receives a gift from someone, and she also does hand written Christmas cards. I think its a southern thing.

[brm4450]

In this time of Covid-19 and the schools are closed my wife letters to her students instead of r-mails and texts.

[BrokenolMarine]

Until recently I wrote to my father and stepmother on a regular basis, as they didn't use email, or own a computer. My stepmother was so tight with money that she could squeeze a nickel and seven pennies pop out. I couldn't call because you couldn't hold a conversation. She rushed off the phone because she didn't grasp free long distance.

I finally convinced her the calls cost me nothing, especially important as her vision deteriorated to the point she cant read letters any longer, and dad must use a lighted high powered magnifying glass. So, I call regularly.

I do still.write actual letters to businesses. Letters to highlight good and bad experiences, review products, or offer a sincere compliment. It's been my experience that they place more value on the contact if you take the time to write a letter, especially hand write one.

You would be amazed. (I often cheat, compose them in word, then hand write them.)

[RanchRoper]

Actual handwriting is disappearing too.