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Are pen pals still a thing in this age of instant communication?
I had a pen pal named Barbara when I was about 10. She lived in Britt, Iowa, where I had distant relatives who connected us. Barbara used many exclamation points, which to me indicated a lot of personality. I am sure I responded with corresponding !!!
She wrote me about 4-H and entering the fair, and I told her about my baton lessons and marching in parades. But our communications petered out quickly, despite the lively punctuation.
I ve written stories for the Weekly about pen pals who ve managed to build and sustain long distance friendships for decades, even between continents, and finally meet in person.