The original version of this article included several quotes or statements that were not clearly attributed to the original sources. Twenty years ago, a $300 Montblanc pen was one of the most coveted ...

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for corporal punishment perfected my penmanship. But that’s not why. It’s because of my mom.

On the surface, it's just a form. Nothing extraordinary â just name, address, date. But as the 25-year-old sits down, and the pen touches paper, their wrist stiffens. A dull ache creeps up the thumb, ...