Print is predictable and impersonal,
conveying information
in a mechanical transaction with the reader’s eye.
Handwriting, by contrast, resists the eye,
reveals its meaning slowly,
and is as intimate as skin.”
— Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
Now if only I possessed legible handwriting…
Credits: Image Source: THISISEVERYTHING. Quote Source: WordsNQuotes
Live & Learn 
…which is why I HATE that schools are taking cursive out of their curriculum, including it only in history modules.
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I so agree. Its sad.
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I agree with you Claudia.
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Taking it out Mimi? I thought it was gone.
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So we lose another piece of individual identity…perhaps that’s overly dramatic, but I’m a fountain pen and paper person and though my handwriting is strange, it’s mine. Sending letters and receiving them – not in Times New Roman, nor on a screen – I like that. Sigh..
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Sigh, that captures it, right there.
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I promise to send you and Susan a card one of these days – just ’cause I still can.
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Smiling on the comment and I can imagine you hunkered over the card, bitting your lip, and writing cursive…
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i love handwriting, it is so very personal to each individual. in which the scribe reveals themselves with each stroke, each letter and every connection a tiny piece of art. even the ones that are scribbly and a bit more challenging to read ) we still teach it in the 3rd grade at my school and i am happy they’ve not wavered from this, and my own writing is a bit of a hybrid of manuscript print and cursive.
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I’m so glad that you still teach it Beth. I thought it was pulled and gone.
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I love the personal flavor of a handwritten note. I have such strong associations with people’s handwriting. Pulling out one of my grandmother’s recipes and seeing that familiar writing, for instance, never fails to bring back a rush of memories….
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Yes Lori. When I get a handwritten note, I do get transported.
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Yes, count me in! I love handwriting and recently have decided to go back to using cursive. I love the idea that slowness of reading comes with cursive hand writing.
With all the typing and online writing available, I miss good old-fashioned letter writing.
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Yes, we all do Debra…
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