I love writing in cursive, shaping each word in one long stroke, but English forces frequent backtracking—adding dots, crosses, and extra strokes. Russian cursive, by contrast, needs backtracking for only 6.4% of words, with an average of 0.066 backtracks per word, versus 51% and 0.68 in English. Analyzing Dostoevsky’s *Crime and Punishment* revealed this disparity.

To eliminate backtracking, I designed a new script based on Smith Hand, tweaking letters like t (adding an auxiliary line) and i (fusing a circle with the stem). The single‑stroke t appears in Swiss logos such as Stocker bakery, Leonardo ice cream parlor, and the Hotelplan group around Zürich. The revised alphabet also includes ligatures (tt, th, te) and modified capitals (looped T, bow‑ed F, double‑stroke K).

After months of use on paper and digital notebooks, my English writing finally feels as enjoyable as Russian, despite occasional inconsistencies in i’s and t’s. The script demonstrates that a thoughtful redesign can turn a tedious pen‑lift routine into a fluid, backtrack‑free experience.