Penmanship Practice – May 2025
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Le Fief de Foulques
A previous post presented the story behind the historic Saint-Aubin Abbey in Angers, France, and Fulk, its first artist. Here is the original French version, as told by the French politician Albert Thomas, pour mes amis francophones, transcribed in both Anniversary and Simplified French Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-anniv.pdf Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-simpl.pdf
The Runaway
Here is a short poem by Robert Frost, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-runaway.pdf
Buying a Dog
This letter from American lawyer, author of Ben Hur, and governor of New Mexico, General Lew Wallace, to his son Henry, while traveling to Turkey along with his wife Susan in the late 1800s. It appeared in her book Along the Bosphorus, which recounted their travel experiences. In the letter he describes how he arranged…
By a Thread
This entertaining story from Volume II of Short Stories Printed in the Elementary State of Pitman’s Shorthand New Era Edition is transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. A big thank you to Carmel Taylor for providing the English transcription. Attachment: by-a-thread.pdf
Penmanship Practice – April 2025
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Comment Button in Notification Emails
If you receive blog notification emails every time someone posts, the email provides a “Comment” button. While the button should take you directly to the relevant blog post to comment, I have received reports that, in some instances, malware already present in your local browser can hijack the button and direct you to the malware…
A Dream
Igor Sikorsky, the Russian-American pioneer of aviation, designed the R-4, the first mass-produced helicopter in use by the U.S. Armed Forces, among other achievements. In this chapter of his autobiography The Story of the Winged-S, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg, he shows how some dreams can indeed come true. Attachment: a-dream.pdf
The Snow Image – Part 3
Here is the conclusion to the Nathaniel Hawthorne story, transcribed by yours truly in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: the-snow-image.pdf
Of Feather and Wing
Song of the Sky is a book by American writer and pilot Guy Murchie that describes humanity’s exploration of the skies and space. This book excerpt, transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg, explains how birds have taught humans how to fly and how they play among man-made planes, thus seeming to enjoy the antics of…