presents
presents
So you think these old clunkers are just good for holding down phone books in a hurricane, or for collecting dust in some collector's collection? How wrong you are, my friend! They are genuine writing machines -- not devices for electronic entertainment and gossip, not "word processors" that distract you from writing by overwhelming you with options for the look of what you write.Here's a place for real, working writers to share their thoughts on the joys of manual typewriters. Read on, and discover why these "obsolete" machines have more character and intrinsic value than the ephemeral, unreliable plastic box you're using to read this Web page.
Do you have an essay that you think belongs here? Feel free to submit it to me, Richard Polt, at polt@xavier.edu.
Machine, Quest, Ghost, River by B.J. Best
Why I Bought a Typewriter on eBay
by Nate Cougill
Why I've Returned to the Manual Typewriter
by Brian Drake
by Kevin McGowin
Why I Still Use a Manual Typewriter
by Kevin McGowin
by Robert McGowin
The Comeback of the Manual Typewriter
by Lawrence P. McGuire
by Bill Meissner
Stolen Moments with a Manual Typewriter
by Bill Meissner
by Karen Persson
by Martin A. Rice, Jr.
by Matthew Smeal
by Matthew Smeal
by Thomas Stough (on his blog)
by Christopher Watkins
