Letter

There was a time when you could mail an old typewriter to a prisoner. If his handwriting was less than stellar, he could still write a legible letter to a friend or loved one. Nowadays, typewriters are seldom used in the “free world.” The supply of these typewriters is largely depleted so fewer typewriters are available to prisoners … and word processors and computers are strictly forbidden. Prisoners have reverted to pen or pencil. A simple letter might take an afternoon to write … but in this way, each stroke of every letter of every word has some small something to say.