Handwritten, with a purpose

> In the last days before midterms, small army on the left is sending handwritten postcards by the millions https://t.co/y55PnZ4LxV — William Wan (@thewanreport) November 2, 2018 [https://twitter.com/thewanreport/status/1058388011115859974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…

Recognized Nostalgia

> The lost virtue of cursive https://t.co/KAh9MdAgpK — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/790674351137980417] But appreciated…

Q on handwriting

Anne Trubek's essay at The New York Times [http://nyti.ms/2bqQ4we]; Q's post [http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-tuesday-september-27-2016-1.3780334/is-handwriting-obsolete-in-the-digital-age-1.3780358] ,including examples of Christopher Rouleau's work.…

By hand helps

> To remember what you see and read, fist steps to #reclaim [https://twitter.com/hashtag/reclaim?src=hash] conversation: take noes by hand. https://t.co/Cxo8Ye52IF — Sherry Turkle (@STurkle) April 24, 2016 [https://twitter.com/STurkle/status/724214947283099648]…

148 Charles Street

From "148 Charles Street," Willa Cather's recollection of Mrs. James Fields in Not Under Forty, recommended to me by Brain Pickings [https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/25/willa-cather-relationships/]— > When one was staying at that house the past lay in wait for one in all…

You've Got Mail

> Some of the mail was important and personal, not just bills. It was exciting to get a letter: the paper and handwriting told you something, as well as the words. * Rebecca Solnit "We're Breaking Up" in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness referred via Brain Pickings…

...letters last forever...

http://blog.holstee.com/post/134126223726/a-heartfelt-effortful-expression-of-gratitude-in I've been enjoying the Prairie Home Companion broadcasts as Garrison Keillor has been spending a few minutes lately remembering the pleasures of letters and encouraging their continuance. A short section near the beginning of this clip is echoed in the post…