Words are an essential means of communication, yet how we put them down in writing has been continuously shaped over time by technologies, cultural and business needs, and education. Once a universal ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

A third memory is of penmanship lessons, scheduled occasionally during the year. These were special occasions, because first there was a session of endlessly putting pencil to lined buff-colored paper ...