Have text messaging and email killed the snail mail letter? The jury is still out. But the migration to digital communication has meant new challenges for historians and even "writer's block" for the would-be romantic. We explore the past, present and future of long-form correspondence.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-02-14/lost-art-letter-writing
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Listen Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Leisure & Lifestyle
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TRANSCRIPT of this program.
Guests
Samara O'Shea
Author, "For the Love of Letters: A 21st Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing, from the Elegant to the Erotic" (Harper Collins); Creator, "letterlover.net"
Lynn Heidelbaugh
Assistant Curator, National Postal Museum
Robert P. Crease
Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University
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