A.J. Jacobs has been writing with an old-fashioned quill for a year. He argues they allow for slower, more contemplative thinking. Writer A.J. Jacobs wrote his manuscript using a quill and ink ...

The origin of cursive writing owes to the use of quill. As it is difficult to lift the quill without blotting ink on the parchment, the continuous stroke of quill becomes unavoidable. Hence ...