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View ArticleThe Napkin Notes Dad and Writing to Connect
Remember when you were little and your mom would leave notes in your lunch box? Me too. So does Emma Callaghan. Every day, her father, Garth, writes a little slice of wisdom on a napkin in Emma’s...
View ArticleHistory’s Greatest Love Letters
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. A socially-sanctioned opportunity to consume all of the chocolate I want, guilt-free? Yes please! For those of you with a more...
View ArticleFour Ways to Organize Your Notebooks
I am to notebooks what Carrie Bradshaw is to shoes. If you’ve never seen Sex and the City, I’ll break it down for you: Carrie will be walking down the street and spot a pair of heels in a window....
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The United States has a rich literary tradition. A big part of that tradition has to do with writers who explored the virtues of the ecosystem and humankind’s relationship to the land. Here are three...
View ArticleHow to Create the Perfect Writing Space
No matter what you’re writing – short fiction, legal briefs, AP English essays – whether you’re writing it longhand or on a computer, it’s important to have a comfortable environment that is conducive...
View ArticleThe People, Stories and Ideas Behind Iconic Handwriting
What makes an individual’s handwriting stand the test of time? Certainly the document it forms plays a role, but the truly iconic examples have something more to them. Here’s a look at some of our...
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