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Pen Pal Culture in the Internet Age: Where to Start

Ellen Ashford · July 15, 2026
Pen Pal Culture in the Internet Age: Where to Start

Here’s the myth I want to dismantle straight away: pen pal culture is not some relic kept alive by retirees and typewriter enthusiasts trying on a personality. I bought into that assumption too, once. Then six years back, I mailed a handwritten letter to a woman in Kyoto after she’d left a comment on one … Read more

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Ellen Ashford

Watch collector, fountain pen enthusiast, and lifelong journaler. Time & Ink is where I explore the craft of analog living — from vintage timepieces and fine stationery to the simple pleasure of putting pen to paper.

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