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, or else they don ...

Remember the days when you couldn't wait to get into second or third grade so you could write in cursive? Remember practicing the loops and swirls to make the capital L or the S? The Indiana ...

The adult college student, earning his degree at a New York State college to better himself, was ticked off. His adolescent son couldn’t sign his name — not because he wasn’t a smart kid, but because ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive. You can sign up online.

Can you read cursive? It's a superpower the National Archives is looking for. If you can read cursive, the National Archives ...

Don't dismiss calligraphy as silly Luddism. The skill offers countless benefits, from better fonts to better thinking. Is preserving and reviving cursive handwriting retro sentimentality or ...

I'm told our school doesn't teach handwriting anymore because of the Common Core. I think that's really dumb. My daughter was looking forward to learning this. What can be done about it? Don't blame ...