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

NPR | By Lakshmi Singh

Published August 2, 2026 at 6:08 AM MDT

NPR's Lakshmi Singh reports on how volunteers at a Maryland senior living community are bringing back the art of letter writing with a unique pen pal program. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 29, 2026.)

Lakshmi Singh

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

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