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Rachel Syme is a writer with a massive audience. But one of her favorite ways to write is much more personal. Syme is a devotee of the ancient art of “correspondence” — better known as letter-writing.

"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...