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Technological advancement doesn’t always mean progress. Take texting: given its effect on the English language, we’ve come to see it as a sign of devolution. (The turning point? When “Happy Birthday” cards started being replaced by tacky “HB2U” texts. Uh, WTF?) So we think it’s time to bring the art of communication back to its handwritten roots — literally. That’s why we love these twig pencils ($21) from Joanne Rossman (6 Birch Street, Roslindale, 617.323.4301). What better way to turn our backs on technology than by scratching out a few words with sticks? Boasting real bark, they come as a bundle of three sets, with four-inch-long colored pencils and five- and seven-inch-long graphite ones. They’re far more stylish than the average No. 2. And should we ever decide to really renounce modern civilization, we’ll know just what tools to use to write the next Walden.
