Topic: letters

22-Year-Old J.D. Salinger Was a Total Flirt

AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

David Itzkoff's piece in The New York Times about nine letters sent from a 22-year-old (pre-Catcher in the Rye) J.D. Salinger to a young Toronto woman reveals that the author was flirty, a bit of a fibber, and maybe a little bit heartbroken.

By Adam Martin

Aug 13, 2012

Pirate Memo to Ship Captains: 'Congratulations, You've Been Hijacked!'

The pirates still operating off the coast of Somalia have a relatively sophisticated PR machine, which includes spokespeople and, we learned on Monday, a form letter to victims, but the latter could use some editing.

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By Dino Grandoni

Feb 3, 2012

That Former Slave Who Wrote His Ex-Master Never Went Back to Him

Some wonderful Internet sleuthing has given a happy ending to the feel-good Internet story of the week -- the one in which an ex-master asked an ex-slave to return to him and the ex-slave refused.

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 8, 2011

What the Tweet?

Golden Cats, Ex-Girlfriends, and Eye Injuries

Plus: The Washington Post would like to sell you some 150-year-old mail

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