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Reveal thy self...write by hand!

Honoured penmanship: The author argues that handwriting reveals more than just what is written
Honoured penmanship: The author argues that handwriting reveals more than just what is written

As 2022 came to a close, and without any prompting, I recalled something familiar, something I had trusted since my young adult years.

It was the end of the first thirty years of my own experience with writing exclusively by hand and in pencil. (Context: The earliest allusion to what today we call a pencil was made in the 1600s.)

I began another indefinite period of pencil handwriting early this year. But as I did so, I could not help it but realize that for centuries and in varied circumstances, handwriting has been the norm.


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