In her new book, Syme's Letter Writer, Rachel Syme of The New Yorker explains how to write a delightful letter to a loved one. Unlike texting and email, old-fashioned letters, hand-addressed and ...

🎁 Sneak gifts into your letters. Think of flat things you can fit into your envelope, like stickers, pressed flowers, tea bags, paper incense, lottery tickets and iron-on patches, Syme says.

Put the note in an envelope addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole. 2. Without the little one noticing, write a personalized response. Sign it: “From Santa.” 3. Insert both letters into an ...