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Maryland Baby Boomers introduce the joy of snail mail to an emoji generation

NPR | By Lakshmi Singh
Published July 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

Volunteers at a Maryland senior living community bring back letter writing in a unique pen pal program.

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Lakshmi Singh
Lakshmi Singh is a midday newscaster and a guest host for NPR, which she joined in 2000.
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