My latest column for the
Aitkin Independent Age is about the works of a fellow columnist:
My job description
is “typesetter,” but in this digital age, it mostly consists of using
the copy and paste functions, then conforming the text to the paper’s
format and style and correcting grammar. When we get a submission only
in hard copy, I have to type it by hand. With things like legal property
descriptions, this can be tedious (though I do enjoy the precise,
formal language), but sometimes it’s enjoyable.
Columnist Mildred
Reinhardt always sends her submissions on hard copy and it’s obvious why
– the pages are clearly written on a typewriter. This is uplifting.
It’s good to know that some people are still using typewriters today. I
also enjoy the content, usually about what things were like during her
childhood. Daily life of years past, with details like food and candy,
dresses and furniture, is fascinating.
Read the rest here.
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