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Thursday
Nov102011

writing the old fasioned way

DateThursday, November 10, 2011

I'll admit right off the bat that Amherst College has deep ties in my family, but imagine my delight when I was reading a newsletter from the college and found an article about an "after dark" event in which students were invited to write letters using either typewriters or quill and ink. Since my novel in progress is set in the golden age of typewriters, I've become a bit obsessed about them. I lvoed the image of a bunch of college students hammering away at typewriters and I HOPE that a certain sophomore was among them. I'll be checking my mailbox every day for confirmation.

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Though typewriters are phased out now, it's still one of the best vintages ever.

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November 18, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterMelody Gersbean

Do you still own a typewriter?

November 18, 2011 | Registered Commenterjennie nash

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