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What we lose when we stop writing by hand

A 6th-grade student takes notes during an English class in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 6, 2017. | Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images My parents started dating back in the ’80s and for a while, they were long-distance. Since this was before our current era of smartphones and email, one of the ways they kept in touch was mail: My father would send cassette tapes to my mom with songs that reminded him of her, and they would both send letters reminiscing about the last time they were able to spend time together. I love these letters because it’s a peek into my parents’ lives be...