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On 10/31/2022 at 10:08 AM, Torus34 said:

 

My goal: give up emails for personal correspondence and replace them with pen and ink letters on nice stationery.

 

 

That's an admirable goal!  There are a number of issues, though.  The most formidable one is convincing those you want to correspond with to do likewise.  I've found that 99+% of people don't want to give up their instant gratification of online communications.  I've tried sending personal letters to family and friends as an encouragement, only to get an email (or worse, text) response in return.  Every time.   There are places to find pen pals, though - just don't expect the average friend or family member to become one.

 

Another issue is finding "nice stationery".  I spent all afternoon today driving around to three different cities - NONE of them had any stores that carried stationery!  Oh, they had some gaudy and garish stuff meant for scrapbooking-type use, but nothing like the elegant paper/envelope sets of old.  I find it ironic that I need to search online for physical items that I want to use precisely to get offline with!  But, such is the state of shopping today.

 

I wish you luck with your goal, as mine is the same - but it's turning out to be more difficult than I expected...  

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On 11/11/2022 at 2:23 AM, OregonJim said:

 

That's an admirable goal!  There are a number of issues, though.  The most formidable one is convincing those you want to correspond with to do likewise.  I've found that 99+% of people don't want to give up their instant gratification of online communications.  I've tried sending personal letters to family and friends as an encouragement, only to get an email (or worse, text) response in return.  Every time.   There are places to find pen pals, though - just don't expect the average friend or family member to become one.

 

Another issue is finding "nice stationery".  I spent all afternoon today driving around to three different cities - NONE of them had any stores that carried stationery!  Oh, they had some gaudy and garish stuff meant for scrapbooking-type use, but nothing like the elegant paper/envelope sets of old.  I find it ironic that I need to search online for physical items that I want to use precisely to get offline with!  But, such is the state of shopping today.

 

I wish you luck with your goal, as mine is the same - but it's turning out to be more difficult than I expected...  

 

Hi, OregonJim.

 

I'm not having a problem with folks replying in kind. I ask them to reply in whatever medium they feel comfortable. Some use email, some Facebook. It's all in good fun, and my cursive is definitely improving. I think I was quite lucky in my first pen choices. Both [one medium and one fine nibbed,] feel nice in the hand and write well. I do about a page of longhand/day, working on whatever annoys me with my emerging script. I'm also having lots of fun with the stamps I use. All in all, it's a delight. As far as stationery goes, I buy on the 'net.

 

Regards, stay safe 'n well.

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