The Little New Year
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
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
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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Christmas Day in the Morning
This is a very sweet story by Pearl S. Buck that I transcribed in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: christmas-day-in-the-morning.pdf
The Burglar’s Christmas
Willa Cather wrote this story under the pseudonym Elizabeth L. Seymour for the magazine Home Monthly, where she was the managing editor. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-burglars-christmas.pdf
The Selfish Giant
Here is a sweet Christmas story by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: the-selfish-giant.pdf
Penmanship Practice – December 2025
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If You’re Having Blog Login Problems, Read This
I have received some notices about unsuccessful logins by users of the blog, where users try to log repeatedly to the site but remain logged out. This seems to happen with only some accounts and some browsers. When this happens, once the user inputs their login information and clicks on the “Log In” button, the…
Of Neglect
This essay by English writer Owen Feltham, published in his book Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political, explains the importance of avoiding neglect in life. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: of-neglect.pdf