Pen Pals Write About This Fantastic Hobby!This page is a collection of pen friend articles written by Inky Trail News Readers, over the many years we have published our pen pal newspaper.
I enjoy helping other pen pals learn how to write letters that will be enjoyed by their friends, to share why we love this snail mail correspondence hobby. This is our way to share our love of the hobby with you! Inky Trail News is so very fortunate to have all these wonderful, sharing, caring readers who take the time and effort, on a volunteer non-paid basis, to write for you to learn more about our favorite pastime! Happy Reading (and Hopefully, HAPPY WRITING after you are convinced this IS the Hobby for YOU!) Wendy, Editor, Inky Trail News and Friendship-by-Mail.Com P.S. Interested in Writing an Article? Just click the CONTACT WENDY link to the left and start writing! I'd love to hear your two cents on any pen pal topic!
The Joy of Penpalling by Sandy Smith of California. Friendship of the Pena poem by Sandy Smith... Elizabeth Street shares a poem she wrote called: The Pen Pal. Bob Burdick says Pen Pals are Hip! Evegene Garrison shares her thoughts on Penpalling - A Way Of Life Jean Davidson from Maine shares Pen Pals of My Youth and Beyond Rita Cotton from Mo shares her Lifetime Pals
Writing Thank You Notes written by Anna Brooker from England is a great reminder of the importance of thank you notes, sent by postal mail! The Great Paper Chase - a Stationery Collection , Written by Marjorie L Sallee, tells the story of all penpallers and their love for stationery.. but where do you put it all?  Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, ExerSIGHS: A Self-Esteem Workbook for Writers and Artists, filled with guided exercises and inspiration to boost your self-esteem effectively and immediately, triggering momentum for your next creative project, writing for INKY TRAIL NEWS!Download your copy here!My first pen pal is a story by Norma Byrne about her grandparents correspondence.. and later, hers! Pen Pals for Children --  This hobby has to be monitored by the parent -- but can provide a wonderful introduction to writing for fun! Check out Katherine DeCourtenay's story on her childhood letters and how she has passed this along to her daughter! Penpalling - A Family Hobby - this story, written by Carol Sue Osborne of MD, tells the story of a family, generation by generation, who correspond with pen pals! The British Pen Pal and A Children's Author by Sandra Smith, California is a story on how she found her long lost childhood story books through penpalling!
Believe it or not, Laura Martin wants you to read about her story on mail and her cat.. yes, anything goes with letter writing as it's a huge part of our lives.
Mailbox Memories Of My Cat
Do you remember penny postcards? Ann Russell shares
“PENNY” Postcards - A Random Memory
Cyndi Bender shares her great ideas for making your stationery more fun and exciting.. help us stamp out boring letters!
Creative Stationery
And.. Another Flat Stanley story!
Unforgettable Valentine is a story by Floyd Hugh Palmer, Texas. Letter Writing Lessons from C.S. Lewis , a great author. This article was written by Laura Martin.
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by Anni Buerkl from Vienna, Austria is another international pen pal article -- by written, from my perspective, BY a foreign pal. It's all relative.. I'm in the USA so Austria is a foreign country for me! Yet she writes about foreign pals (which would be the USA for her!) Grin!
