I love letters. It's such an art form that I fear is in the winter of its existence...along with cursive writing (that's another discussion). I love reading letters because I feel so many people allow themselves a certain vulnerability within their words, but there's an additional vulnerability, character and true personality revealed through a person's handwriting as they compose a letter meant for another person to read.
The letters I have received over the years are some of the most personal writing to which I've been exposed, and as an English major and then an educator, I've been exposed to a mass of writing.
I hope handwritten letters and handwritten journals stay alive. I believe our handwriting is precious and an endangered species in itself.
Thank you for sharing this with us.