CONTENTS

Introduction

The Story of A

A is for Alphabet

The Story of B

B is for Battledore

The Story of C

C is for Ciphers

The Story of D

D is for Disappeared Letters

The Story of E

E is for e. e. cummings

The Story of F

F is for Fonts

The Story of G

G is for Greek

The Story of H

H is for H-Aspiration

The Story of I

I is for Improvisation

The Story of J

J is for Jokes

The Story of K

K is for Korean

The Story of L

L is for LSD

The Story of M

M is for Music and Memory

The Story of N

N is for Nonsense

The (True) Story of O

O is for OK

The Story of P

P is for Pitman

The Story of Q

Q is for Qwerty

The Story of R

R is for Rhyme

The Story of S

S is for Signs and Sign Systems

The Story of T

T is for Txtspk

The Story of U

U is for Umlauts

The Story of V

V is for Vikings

The Story of W

W is for Webster

The Story of X

X Marks the Spot

The Story of Y

Y is for Yellow

The Story of Z

Z is for Zipcodes

The Oulipo Olympics

Acknowledgements

Further Reading

Index