The Missing Ink

When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like ("bold or crabbed, sloping or upright, italic or rounded, elegant or slapdash"), he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. People have written by hand for thousands of years— how, Hensher wondered, have they learned this skill, and what part has it played in their lives? The Missing Ink tells the story of this endangered art. Hensher introduces us to the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate script; he examines the role handwriting plays in the novels of Charles Dickens; he investigates the claims made by the practitioners of graphology that penmanship can reveal personality. But this is also a celebration of the physical act of writing: the treasured fountain pens, chewable ballpoints, and personal embellishments that we stand to lose. Hensher pays tribute to the warmth and personality of the handwritten love note, postcards sent home, and daily diary entries. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen, the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it? Hugely entertaining, witty, and thought-provoking, The Missing Ink will inspire readers to pick up a pen and write.

When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. But does it really matter that typing and texting have largely taken the place of passionate love letters, secret diary entries and postcards home? From the crucial role of handwriting in a child's development, to the novels of Dickens and Proust - and whether a person's writing really reveals their true personality - The Missing Ink goes in search of the stories and characters that have shaped our handwriting, and how it in turn has shaped us.

Murder leaves a mark Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of an elite tattoo parlor in Las Vegas. When a girl makes an appointment for a tattoo of the name of her fiancé embedded in a heart, Brett takes the job but the girl never shows. The next thing Brett knows, the police are looking for her client, and the name she wanted on the tattoo isn't her fiancé's...

The latest in the cleverly designed tattoo shop mystery series. Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of Vegas's hottest tattoo shop, The Painted Lady. And in her spare time, she does some sleuthing. After discovering the corpse of a Dean Martin impersonator-sporting a spider web tattoo and a clip cord from a tattoo machine wrapped around his neck-Brett infiltrates That's Amore, a drive-through wedding chapel, as a bride-to-be looking for the mark of a murderer...

Become a fan of Mary Lincoln by reading this shortest, yet comprehensive book which compares her life with that of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln from their births to their deaths. Their life together is one of the greatest love stories in American History. First written over fifty years ago, the author was motivated to redeem Mary Lincoln in the eyes of the fifth graders she was teaching who were getting lies from books in the library. It is time Americans show her respect. It has been a long wait and many attempts to get this book published.

A leading anthropologist's twenty-year quest in northern and eastern Africa shows how findings from a variety of fields contribute to a holistic picture of human evolution and provide a context for understanding today's problems.

The Unfolded Romance: Missing Ink" is a teenage romance novel that follows the story of 17-year-old Bear Sawyer. Despite his difficult upbringing with a bipolar father and being left by his mother at a young age, Bear finds solace in writing. However, his weight and financial status make him a target for bullies at school. Everything changes when he meets Erica Black, a new student who also shares a love for writing. Erica, who has cerebral palsy and lost her twin brother to gang violence, has also endured a tough life with her single mother. As they bond over their shared passion, Bear and Erica fall in love and finally find the happiness they have been missing in their lives. As an 18-year-old author, Tylia Flores wrote "The Untold Romance: Missing Ink" with the hope of inspiring readers to pursue their passions, despite the challenges they may face. Through her writing, she also aims to shed light on the fact that love knows no boundaries, even for those with disabilities. Flores wants to spread the message that everyone deserves love and is capable of finding it, no matter their circumstances. Her book serves as a reminder to never give up on love and to never let anything hold you back from following your heart. I’ve attached how I wouldn’t want my characters to look like, or if you could find something similar to this that would be great.