Got any friends who you've been meaning to catch up with but it never happens? Or are you feeling burnt out on your phone and longing for a more intimate way of keeping in touch? Why not write a ...

Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing,” as well as, most recently, “A Steinway on the Beach: Wounds and Other Blessings.” When I awoke last ...