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April Fool's Day is essentially cancelled this year as no joke or prank could outshine the unbelievable 'ish happening in the world right now. So we're turning our full attention to the first day of National Card and Letter Writing Month (I promise this is not a joke). First designated in 2001 by the U.S. Postal Service, the goal is to "raise awareness of the importance and historical significance of card and letter writing.” An entire month dedicated to personalized snail mail??? Sign us up!Join us for the #write_on challenge of writing 30 letters in 30 days. It might seem daunting, but you've...

Many of you know that I'm a big fan of handwritten correspondence. It's a habit I learned young, when my mother "encouraged" me to write thank you cards post Christmas and birthdays. In school, I was always writing notes, folding them into teeny tiny triangles before passing them in class. I even shared a journal with my best friend throughout elementary and middle school. We'd take turns recording our childhood hopes and dreams, worries and heartaches. I can still picture her handwriting in that tattered, wide-ruled, spiral notebook.To this day, my mother has a stockpile of cards at the ready...