is anyone out there still composing by hand????

I'm the polar opposite of you. My handwriting is a complete mess and it takes me like 10 minutes to write 3 bars! I do much better on the software, but there are good things about handwriting, and I think it's worth your while to do it sometimes.

I'd like to be proficient with both. However I am proficient with neither.

I divide it any way I like whether it's five groups of three, three groups of five, 14+1, 3+2+2+3+4+1, two groups of 17.5 etc.

No I actually have

The 14+1 might be more like (7+7)+1

What good is +1?

The +1 has to be there so it adds up to fifteen semiquavers.

Of course! I often abandon time signatures when writing solo music.

It works, but it's kind of complex to read. I prefer it to time signatures changing all over the place though!

Yeah that's fun too, but I think it only works if it makes sense to play it that way.