ALEXANDRIA, Va. — If you want to understand how separated our world has become, look no further than the way we write, clean, printed letters stranded on the page, spaced like islands.

But inside one classroom at Holmes Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, those islands start to connect.

Cursive is making a comeback.

“Alright, it looks like my friends are getting done with their Ms and Ns,” teacher Sherisse Kenerson calls out as students bend over their notebooks, loops and curls taking shape.

Four years ago, she launched the school’s Cursive Club , expecting modest interest. What she got instead was a full-fledged writing renaissance.

What began as a niche idea has grown into one of the school’s most popular activities.

Members say they can’t imagine American history written any o

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