“Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.”
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The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan
“This was what made me walk 100 miles. Over and over again, Gorton found ways to make itself interesting.”
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Secret in the Walls: Hidden Letters Reveal Love, Lust, Scandal in 1920s Baltimore Society
“Her search for answers would plunge her into 1920s Baltimore society: a celebrated Johns Hopkins scientist, a famous mountaineer and a trailblazing female journalist.”
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Sewing Lessons
In this personal essay at Salvation South, a new magazine edited by the founding editor-in-chief of The Bitter Southerner, Shelley Johansson retells her family’s story against the background of World War II. I know my great-grandmother felt that she was helping the war effort when she sewed bandages – her pride radiates off the page […]
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Under the Wheel
“I have always been drawn to stories about people who try to escape — escape their neighborhoods, their families, their histories — and who instead become what they were running from.”
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The Enduring Legacy of Elijah McClain’s Tragic Death
“In summer 2020, the nation’s attention turned to the killing of a 23-year-old Aurora man. His death prompted a flood of more than 8,500 letters from outside the state of Colorado—all begging Governor Jared Polis for justice. We read every one.”
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On the Trail of a Mysterious, Pseudonymous Author
“Late last spring, a strange, beguiling novel began arriving, in installments, in the mail. Who had written it?”
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For the Love of Mail: Letter Writing in a Pandemic
“To mail a letter is to send something out in the world with a faith that it will reach its destination. Writing is the same way. We write with hope that our work, like a letter, will find its way to where it needs to go.” Lauren Markham muses on the magic of the U.S. […]
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How Simple Human Connection Can Help Save People from Suicide
Therapist Ursula Whitehead regularly texts her clients between sessions to help them understand that they are not alone.
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She Kept Every Letter
“It is so essential to morale that army and navy officers of the highest rank list mail almost on a level with munitions and food.”