In an age of instant replies and digital noise, it’s easy to forget that just a generation ago, communication came folded in ...

Sending snail mail offers a slower, more mindful way to connect in a world ruled by instant messages. Starting a mail swap ...

The cover letter is its own unique, dreaded genre of writing. In a few — often formulaic — paragraphs, job applicants must accomplish several things: prostrate themselves at the feet of hiring ...

A well-written bank loan request letter can set your small business apart from all the others seeking funding. However, representing your company in such a high-stakes situation can also be ...

Despite seeing it millions of times in pretty much every picture book, every novel, every newspaper, and every email message, people are essentially unaware of the more common version of the lowercase ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

Are you open to the idea that the open letter has become the victim of its own success? Nowadays, calling something an open letter seems like redundant, repetitious repetition. After all, what isn't ...

On Sunday, a rare letter written in English by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte hauled in more than $406,000 (nearly five times the original estimate) at an auction in Paris. Fortunately, spelling ...