When New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme bought an old-school typewriter, she thought it might be fun to send friends ... the time-honored idea of pen pals. Strangers are building rapport through ...

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

Whenever I give talks about my work, people sometimes ask how they can be pen pals with a serial killer ... kids – who think it would be fun to write to a killer. Often, they don’t grasp ...

what do they do for fun, favorite school subjects, family members and friends, etc. Martin makes sure his letters are cheery; he doesn’t want to let on how dire his situation is to his pen pal.

So, let's get fun over a peek into which ones can make amazing pen pals ... A pen pal who is a Libra would be able to make for a harmonious exchange of ideas and encourage a real connection.