Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Is the art of letter writing dead? Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, doesn't think so. She started a letter-exchanging program called PenPalooza during the early days of the pandemic. Now, she's written a book of advice on finding a penpal and writing a good letter. Her book, "Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence," which was published in January, also offers inspiration in the form of letters from people like Octavia Butler and Zelda Fitzgerald. Here's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span>'s interview with Syme. We want to know: Are you a letter writer, or — like us — have you not sent a handwritten note since 1988's epistolary masterpiece, thanking your Auntie Tríona for the pencil case?</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/EQRXT4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/EQRXT4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Hobbies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hobbies</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PenPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenPal</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Letters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Letters</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a></p>