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Pen pal programs have evolved, but old-fashioned letter writing could be coming back

date May 05, 2026

in 1985, a 13-year-old girl in new Zealand spotted a pair of purple sunglasses in a magazine. she delivered them to her in march, fulfilling her pen pal's decades-old request. other pen pal programs have survived — or even began during — the internet age.

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