
Though I write with terrifying frequency, I fail at an essential type of writing; letters make me fumble. They cause me to be tongue-tied and stuttery. Cards that I give to friends and family are inevitably filled with long spaces and smudges where I have paused to think or where I have decided that a word isnโt quite right.
It is tempting to blame technological advances for these things. Crafting a pithy Facebook post or a tweet requires a different skill set than writing a letter for a friend. There are differences in length, in intimacy, in vulnerability. With the increasing connectivity of the world and existence of things like video chats, we can talk to loved ones no matter how far away they are. People no longer need to know how to write letters in order to maintain relationships.
I regret that loss of knowledge. Part of that mayโฆ
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