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So you think these old clunkers are just good for holding down phone books in a hurricane, or 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. And for more on the virtues of typewriters in the 21st century, check out my book.
A Note on Typewriters (PDF)by Ryan Alfaro
Machine, Quest, Ghost, River
by B.J. Best
Typewriter Love
by Rino Breebaart
by S. D. Daniels
Why I've Returned to the Manual Typewriter
by Brian Drake
by Kateri Ewing
by Nicholas Flugga
You Take This Writing Seriously, Don't You? (PDF)
by Martyn V. Halm (website, blog)
A Steel Symphony
by Taylor Harbin
Out of Touch: The Coldness of Technology
by Reese Matthews
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
A 21st Century Typist's Lament
by Bill Meissner
The Man Who Rescued Typewriters
by Bill Meissner
by Bill Meissner
The Typing Game: A Few Moments of Romance with a Typewriter
by Bill Meissner
by William Pannapacker
by Karen Persson
by Richard Polt
by David Rain
by Martin A. Rice, Jr.
Why a Manual Typewriter is Better than a Computer
by Bert Rosica
by Matthew Smeal
by Matthew Smeal
by Jeff Ward
by Christopher Watkins
Click here for Robert Messenger's article on writers who use typewriters (PDF).
