At 12:23 PM 1/28/98 EST, you wrote: >I think I may be the culprit. The unbrilliant idea was a way I found to make >my now totally illegible handwriting readable. Instead of holding the pen or >pencil between the thumb and forefinger, hold it between the forefinger and >the third finger and use the thumb as a guide. It solves my writing problem. > > After trying this technique a few times I see some of the advantages. However, it helps to have a good ball point pen. Also, I think my thumb will begin to develop callouses pretty soon. I think that there is a reason that God never wanted us to write this way.