Type-Writer
It was on this day in 1868 that Christopher
Lathum Sholes obtained the first patent on
a commercially successful typewriter.
He called it a type-writer.
His QWERTY keyboard is still in use today
as the standard English version.
When asked, many writers clearly recall the first
typewriter they owned.
Do you remember the first piece of creative
writing that passed through your fingers and
into type on paper?
"Once Upon 1913"
cover image
California Quarterly
Vol 38, Numbers 1&2
And because someone typed the story . . .
We know that on June 23, 2000
an oil spill off the coast of South Africa
was responsible for great damage to
wildlife nesting nearby. The numbers are
staggering: over 20,000 oil-soaked penguins
were rescued, although 2,000 did not survive the
efforts of 45,000 volunteers who cleaned
and fed them.
We are a better people
for the true stories that
are typed and shared --
and remembered.
Why do you share your stories?
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