My Grandfather Was a Mountaineer
From the pen of Spanish novelist Ramón José Sender, some reminiscences of his grandfather, here transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: my-grandfather-was-a-mountaineer.pdf
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
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…
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
The Snow Image – Part 2
Violet and Peony continue their adventure in the snow in this second part of the story, transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-snow-image-part2.pdf
Volume 32 Gregg Writer on Google Books
Volume 32 of the Gregg Writer has just indirectly been made available on Google books. You cannot access it from the main page for this volume covering 1929 to 1930. But you are able to go to the link below and download the book directly: Vol 32 1929-1930
The Snow Image – Part 1
The beautiful story by Nathaniel Hawthorne is presented here in two parts and transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-snow-image-part1.pdf
A Story of the Forest
Here is a lovely story from the pen of American writer Nora Archibald Smith, transcribed by yours truly in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: a-story-of-the-forest.pdf
1929 anniversary Manual enters the public domain
On January 1 2025, the 1929 Gregg Shorthand Anniversary manual enters the public domain in the United States. The copyright was renewed properly, so it took a long time for that manual to lose its copyright. Most of the anniversary textbooks created after 1929 are still copyright protected.
Is tracing helpful? Is it harmful?
I am planning to start writing as soon as I have free time for Gregg. A couple years ago, one of my motivations for learning shorthand was to use it for taking notes during (competitive) debate rounds. As I was writing “peace” over and over, I had the idea to use shorthand. (And I figured…