A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

Growing up in the South in the '60s, I was taught from an early age that sending a handwritten thank-you note expressing appreciation for a kindness was something you just did. Early on, my mom bought ...

As a busy small-business manager, you might think you don't have enough time to document employees. But maintaining excellent notes on your subordinates can actually save you time down the line. Your ...

Like a lot of people staying at home all these months, I’ve been doing some COVID cleaning, digging through drawers and boxes and pulling out musty papers. I’ve found thank you notes my children wrote ...

In the days of text messages, emojis, and e-cards, writing a letter by hand seems hopelessly outdated. We have even reached the point where schools are discontinuing the cursive form of handwriting, ...

This article originally appear in October 1984 issue of Town & Country. I am not among those who believe that letter writing is dead. My idea of heaven, in fact, is having at least four letters to ...