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Pen pals (or penpals, pen-pals, penfriends or pen friends) are people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail. Pen pals are usually strangers whose relationship is based primarily, or even solely, on their exchange of letters. Occasionally, pen pals may already have a relationship that is not regularly conducted in person. Purposes A pen pal relationship is often used to practice reading and writing in a foreign language, to improve literacy, to learn more about other countries and lifestyles, and to make friendships. While the expansion of the Internet has reduced the number of traditional pen pals, pen pal clubs can nowadays be found on the Internet, in magazine columns, newspapers, and sometimes through clubs or special interest groups. Organizations Many pen pals meet each other through organizations that bring people together for this purpose. Organizations can be split into three main categories: free, partial subscription, and subscription-based clubs. Free clubs are usually funded by advertising and profiles are not reviewed, whereas subscription-based clubs will usually not contain any advertising and will have an administrator approving profiles to the database. While the traditional snail mail pen pal relationship has fallen into a decline due to modern technology closing the world's communication gap, prison pen pal services have combined technology with traditional letter writing. These sites allow prisoners to place pen pal ads online; however, inmates in the United States and most of the world are not permitted to access the Internet. Therefore, the pen pal relationships with inmates are still conducted via postal mail. Other pen pal organizations have survived by embracing the technology of the Internet. In popular culture The Australian author Geraldine Brooks wrote a memoir entitled Foreign Correspondence (1997), about her childhood which was enriched by her exchanges of letters with other children in Australia and overseas, and her travels as an adult in search of the people they had become. In the 1970s, the syndicated children's television program Big Blue Marble often invited viewers to write to them for their own pen pal. On another children's TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee Herman would often receive pen pal letters. At the 1964/1965 World's Fair in New York, the Parker Pen pavilion provided a computer pen pal matching service; Parker Pen officially terminated the service in 1967. This service did not work in conjunction with any other pen friend clubs. The computer system and database used for this service were not sold, taken over, or continued in any way.In the Peanuts comic strip from the 1960s and 1970s, Charlie Brown tries to write to a pen pal using a fountain pen, but after several literally "botched" attempts, Charlie switches to using a pencil and referring to his penpal as his "pencil-pal"; his first letter to his "pencil-pal" explains the reason for the name change. In the animated feature film adaptation, The Peanuts Movie, this hobby enables the story to have a happy ending with Charlie Brown to have an active friendship with his dream girl, the Little Red-Haired Girl, in a way that he feels comfortable without significantly affecting the franchise's story world. The Bollywood film Romance (1983) is about two people, Amar (from India) and Sonia (from the UK) who fall in love after becoming pen pals. The Bollywood film Sirf Tum (1999) has a similar storyline. The film You've Got Mail (1998) is a romantic comedy about two people in a pen pal email courtship who are unaware that they are also business rivals. The action-drama film Out of Reach (2004) is about a pen pal relationship between a Vietnam War veteran and a 13-year-old orphaned girl from Poland. When the letters suddenly stop coming, the veteran heads to Poland to find out the reason. The film A Cinderella Story (2004) is a teen romantic comedy about two people in a pen pal email courtship who plan to meet in person at their high school's Halloween dance. The claymation film Mary and Max (2009) is about the pen pal relationship between an American man and an Australian girl. In the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom the characters Suzy and Sam become pen pals. Musicians Jetty Rae and Heath McNease have collaborated under the moniker "Pen Pals". See also The Flat Stanley Project Virtual exchange / telecollaborationReferences. Discover the Project Pen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Project Pen books.

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  • Botanical Escape synopsis, comments

    Botanical Escape

    Anna Oszvald

    Enjoy the Meditative Act of Tracing as You Create Stunning Floral ArtworkTake a deep breath, get out your favorite pen and ease into the tranquil process of tracing these gorgeous ...

  • Pen y Dre Route Planner Project synopsis, comments

    Pen y Dre Route Planner Project

    digichemistry

    A book showing the recent route planning project that was taken up by Pen y Dre. In this book, you'll see what we learned and you will learn some tips about mapping yourselves!

  • Hand Lettering Master Class synopsis, comments

    Hand Lettering Master Class

    Marcella Astore

    Creative Projects to Master the Art of Modern LetteringLearn to create stunning hand lettered art with projects that showcase the range of modern calligraphy. With a guide to getti...

  • Stories from Amman synopsis, comments

    Stories from Amman

    Project Pen

    Cities are immortalized in story and stone.The is a book about a city. A place of aspiration, hope, corruption, brutality, change, ambition, family and loneliness. A place where th...

  • The Pen Project synopsis, comments

    The Pen Project

    Peter Eisenhut

    In the mid1960s, Peter Troutman was a brilliant computer systems analyst by day and graduate student by night. He was also young and socially naive. He tells the story of his unusu...

  • The Big Painting Challenge synopsis, comments

    The Big Painting Challenge

    Rosa Roberts

    Are you ready to release your inner artist? The Big Painting Challenge is a revolutionary guide to painting and drawing, to accompany the new BBC series presented by Una Stubbs and...

  • Instagram Stories synopsis, comments

    Instagram Stories

    Project Pen

    Instagram Stories is an eBook packed full of exclusive content, featuring stories sent into project pen from Jordan, the United States, and all over the world during a competition ...

  • The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide synopsis, comments

    The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide

    Peggy Dean

    From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, a complete guide to learning and perfecting brush lettering, a forgiving style of modern calligraphy that encourages...

  • My Animal Crackers Keep Getting Away synopsis, comments

    My Animal Crackers Keep Getting Away

    Donald E. Swann II

    Join Georgie on his adventure as he searches for his animal crackers and discovers the magic of imagination in this fun children’s picture book.Georgie loves his animal crackers an...

  • Twitter Stories synopsis, comments

    Twitter Stories

    Project Pen

    Inside these pages you will find the work of a new generation of storytellers, based in the Kingdom of Jordan, and from all around the Middle East.The stories represent the first a...

  • We Speak for Ourselves synopsis, comments

    We Speak for Ourselves

    D. Watkins

    From the row houses of Baltimore to the stoops of Brooklyn, the New York Times bestselling author of The Cook Up lays bare the voices of the most vulnerable and allows their storie...

  • Hentopia synopsis, comments

    Hentopia

    Frank Hyman

    More eggs, less work! And more enjoyment for both the chickens and their keeper! That’s the promise of Frank Hyman’s Hentopia. From the Vending Machine Feeder to the Refilling...

  • Cam Girls Book I synopsis, comments

    Cam Girls Book I

    Hayden Carey Humpier

    Cam GirlsBook I is a short story in the seriesStory 1:Mira & her husband Frank are struggling to meet their financial obligations since Frank was laid off from work. Their sex ...

  • Survival Math synopsis, comments

    Survival Math

    Mitchell Jackson

    ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 ONE OF BUZZFEED’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019An electrifying, dazzlingly written reckoning and an essential addition...

  • Your Sharpie Style synopsis, comments

    Your Sharpie Style

    Deborah Green

    Decorate Embellish Transform your home and accessories using just a Sharpie pen!Take your coloring to the next level! From cups and saucers to sneakers and tote bags, this book i...

  • Classic Calligraphy for Beginners synopsis, comments

    Classic Calligraphy for Beginners

    Younghae Chung

    Classic Calligraphy for Beginners introduces the fundamental techniques for mastering two classic calligraphic scripts, Copperplate and Spencerian, plus easytofollow exercises and ...

  • Life Admin Hacks synopsis, comments

    Life Admin Hacks

    Mia Northrop & Dinah Rowe-Roberts

    A superpractical guide to cleaning up your admin load and freeing up head space.AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 FINALISTYou have no idea what's for dinner tonight. You need a ...

  • The Robot That Learned to Surf synopsis, comments

    The Robot That Learned to Surf

    Don Swann II

    In the second story, Chip, the little robot sees his friends playing on the beach and later surfing and he wants to join them so badly. But robots are made of metal and cannot get ...

  • Extraordinary Hand Lettering synopsis, comments

    Extraordinary Hand Lettering

    Doris Wai

    Are you a curious hand lettering beginner or longtime enthusiast looking to take your craft to the next level? Or are you a DIY guru or event planner wishing to breathe new life in...