As a kid, there was nothing I loved more than seeing a handwritten letter arrive on my doormat from one of my pen pals. I treasured every letter and postcard, storing them in a shoe box covered with a ...

“Being pen pals makes me really feel special and makes me happy,” said 11-year-old Tristian Carter with a smile on his face. “Whether they know it or not, they’re learning,” Blaine said. The ...

For months, third graders at Crooked Lake Elementary in Andover, Minnesota have been trading letters with pen pals a few generations older. On Friday, they finally met face-to-face. The pen pal ...

MASSILLON – Once upon a time, 12-year-old April Showers spotted an ad in "Teen" magazine seeking people interested in a pen pal. Showers, a fan of the Beatles, responded asking for a pen pal from ...

Kim Eichenberger, who hails from Gebenstorf, Switzerland, connected with inmate William McCarty on WriteAPrisoner.com -- a website facilitating pen pal relationships with American jailbirds. Kim ...

This year’s surgeon general’s report detailing “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation” drove home the dramatic psychological and physical consequences for people living without the human ...

Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals. This story was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of mostly 11th grade students at Lincoln High School are bridging generations through handwritten letters, forging connections with local seniors — many of whom have memory ...

Emmy-nominated actress Sharon Lawrence chatted about starring in the Off-Broadway show "Pen Pals" and working with Maureen ...