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Lots more focus on calligraphy on upcoming posts!.....In the interim- Happy Labor Day to all- have a bit of a rest!!!

This week begins the Week of Hope....On Paper has joined a national grassroots effort to reinvigorate America with HOPE- one card at a time. During the week of September 1 -7 On Paper will participate in A campaign created by HOPE IS IN THE CARDS. All this week On Paper will offer free postage and mailing to every customer that purchases any greeting card or note card during the week.The recession...

As our twelfth anniversary month draws to a close I am struck by how much our world, and my world has changed in the twelve years since I opened On Paper.... 12 Things That Have Dramatically Changed in 12 years(in no particular order, except #1)1. E commerce retail sales rose from 8 billion in 1998 to 166 billion in 2007. That's in just 10 years....completely changing the face of brick and mortar...

1. A letter says "You are special".2. A letter invites you entry into someone else's soul.3. A letter is a form of self expression.4. A letter allows you the luxury of expressing yourself with a rehearsal before the performance.6. A letter prompts giving of your self.7. A letter had the ability to transform someones day.8. A letter can change the course of someones life.9. A letter is a chronicle...

I recently had the distinct pleasure of attend not one but two inspirational performances by Anna Deavere Smith while at Chautauqua. She is a masterful story teller, master of words and master at the art of speaking and listening. Much of her work uses the actual text of others and is the result of hours and hours of taped interviews. But how she assembles, collages and pieces together thoughts of...