January 2026 – Gregg Shorthand

The Little New Year

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This is a beautiful New Year’s story by American writer and educator Ellen Robena Field Smalley that I transcribed in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-little-new-year.pdf

The Twelve Months

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This is a popular Slavic folk tale, transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-twelve-months.pdf

How the Snowflakes Came to Visit Mother Earth

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Here is a lovely story for the winter season, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: how-the-snowflakes-came-to-visit-mother-earth.pdf

Penmanship Practice – January 2026

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Nicholas Salkilld
7 January 2026 at 4:31 am
on A Message for New Members
Thanks for the encouragement Carlos. It's good to be challenged, and have something to get your teeth into. And it's
Nicholas Salkilld
6 January 2026 at 6:56 am
on The Twelve Months
Well this was a nice easy one for me to read in my bed whilst trying to get rid of
Victor Lecomte
4 January 2026 at 3:49 pm
on A Message for New Members
Hi Peter, I wouldn't say that I developed very high keyboarding skill with Dvorak (I've been hovering around 100 wpm
Peter Meggison
1 January 2026 at 1:52 pm
on A Message for New Members
Victor, I think the recommendation of several people here to stick with Gregg Simplified is a wise one. You mentioned
Nicholas Salkilld
1 January 2026 at 1:48 pm
on The Burglar’s Christmas
Well, I was far more daunted than Susan. I thought that the long Christmas break would give me time enough.
Elizabeth Skipper
30 December 2025 at 8:41 am
on Christmas Day in the Morning
Replying to Victor: Out of curiosity I looked at Orthic, which I'd never heard of. It looks SO different from
Carlos
28 December 2025 at 4:35 pm
on A Message for New Members
You're welcome!
Victor Lecomte
27 December 2025 at 6:46 am
on A Message for New Members
Thank you Carlos!
Victor Lecomte
27 December 2025 at 6:37 am
on A Message for New Members
Thank you Lee! You're right, I think I should definitely stick to Simplified for now. :)
Victor Lecomte
27 December 2025 at 6:35 am
on A Message for New Members
Thanks for the advice, Nicholas! I agree with the joinings in Gregg, they're a thing of beauty.
Lee
27 December 2025 at 4:41 am
on A Message for New Members
Welcome to the group. There's no "best" version of Gregg shorthand. The basic structure and principles of the system are
Carlos
26 December 2025 at 4:43 pm
on Un souvenir de mon enfance
Thanks Christine! I'll make the changes -- I noticed that I wrote grava correctly in the Simplified text! 😁
Carlos
26 December 2025 at 4:25 pm
on A Message for New Members
You're doing great in Anniversary, Nick! Don't be discouraged by sometimes not getting things. My main reason for posting passages
Nicholas Salkilld
26 December 2025 at 10:41 am
on A Message for New Members
Hi Victor. I had not heard of Orthic. It seemed that the joinings were rather awkward. And that was a
Carlos
26 December 2025 at 10:00 am
on A Message for New Members
Awesome Victor, and welcome to the blog!
Victor Lecomte
26 December 2025 at 4:15 am
on A Message for New Members
Hi all! Thank you Carlos for creating this site, and thanks everyone for being part of what looks like a
Christine Ruzik
24 December 2025 at 2:58 am
on Un souvenir de mon enfance
Thank you for the transcript you sent to me… I made many mistakes… I compare the transcript and your shorthand
Carlos
22 December 2025 at 9:07 pm
on Un souvenir de mon enfance
Great to have you back, Christine! Here is the transcript of the book. The selection is Chapter III so you
Christine Ruzik
22 December 2025 at 8:00 pm
on Un souvenir de mon enfance
Hello Carlos, my training is over so I made a transcription of your (long) and (a bit difficult) text (?
Carlos
20 December 2025 at 6:26 pm
on Christmas Day in the Morning
You're welcome!