It was written in perfect Catholic-girls-school Palmer penmanship. I think Virginia Woolf said it best when she called letter writing “the humane art.” Writing by hand is a powerful tool for ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

I learned the Palmer method of cursive in fourth grade with Mrs. Fenstermaker. I knew handwriting was important because my dad gave my mother grief about her handwriting. Dad had perfect Palmer ...