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Extraordinary Pen Pals


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Today’s guest, long-time Nashvillian Keely Scott, kept a written relationship for over 30 years with an eccentric Manhattan artist, starting when she was a second grader in Texas. The story of their relationship is marked by moments in Keely’s own life and contains beautiful stories of friendship. Not surprisingly, Keely is passing this legacy onto her daughter, who now has her own faraway pen pal.

Read Keely's full letter to Barbara
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This episode is produced by Leslie Thompson.

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Keely Scott | Executive for Compassion International

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