by P. M. Starr | Feb 18, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Brown, Colors, Ink, Inspiration, Investing, Mark-Makers, MATERIALS, Wisdom, Wishlist
How much do I love the color brown? This post will tell you (along with knowing I cut out & saved half of it for another post)
by P. M. Starr | Feb 16, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Fountain Pens, My Collection, My Experience, Philosophy, Problems
Coming to terms with not being enough of a fountain pen nerd to qualify for FP “community”-recognized enthusiast status
by P. M. Starr | Feb 13, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Amazon, Black, Brick & Mortar, Buying & Browsing, Finisher Secrets, Investing, Journaling, My Experience, paper, Reviews, Silver, Stores & Sellers, Top Flight, Top Flight Paper
What notebooks do I write with pleasure in every day?
by P. M. Starr | Feb 9, 2022 | Brown, Colors, Ink, Pilot
Deciding between samples of two fancy brown inks to try next.
by P. M. Starr | Feb 8, 2022 | Black, Blue, conversion, Curiosity, eyedropper, Filling System, Fountain Pens, My Experience, Platinum, Problems, Under $10
How I wound up making a mess with my fave cheap fountain pen … and why I’m still using the same pen with even MORE confidence and pleasure
by P. M. Starr | Feb 7, 2022 | Buying & Browsing, Fountain Pens, Other Pens, Stores & Sellers, Under $20, Wishlist
Why I’m excited I spontaneously decided to buy a bunch of pens from an overseas retailer (& am confident about the decision)
by P. M. Starr | Feb 6, 2022 | $50 to $99, Aesthetics & Style, Aqua, Blue, Buying & Browsing, cartridge, Colors, Filling System, Fountain Pens, Multicolor, Narwhal, Orange, Philosophy, piston-fill, Pure Pleasure, Silver, Vanness Online, White, Wishlist
Trying to decide which variables to prioritize in buying my next fountain pen; should I opt for joy?
by P. M. Starr | Jan 30, 2022 | Aqua, Blue, Colors, Diamine, Ink, Kaweco, My Colors, Quotations & Excerpts, Tests & Trials, Visconti, Wishlist
Trying to decide which cheerful bright blue ink I should get in a bottle
by P. M. Starr | Oct 25, 2021 | Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Mark-Makers, Other Pens, Sakura, True Crime
Brian Laundrie’s notebook and waterproof pens
by P. M. Starr | Aug 3, 2021 | Aesthetics & Style, Colors, Influences, MATERIALS, Memories, Wishlist
Top of the wishlist: fountain pens that remind me of old anodized aluminum tumblers
by P. M. Starr | Jul 3, 2021 | Black, ebay, Fountain Pens, Ink, Parker, Problems, Stores & Sellers
Cleaning a pen stored too long with ink made it clear: it’s not salvageable.
by P. M. Starr | Jul 3, 2021 | Fountain Pens, Journaling, Platinum, Pure Pleasure, Red
The pleasure of being with my wife using her FIRST fountain pen
by P. M. Starr | Jun 6, 2021 | Black, Colors, Dryden, Green, Platinum, Pure Pleasure
The joy of doodling just to run all of the ink out of a pen.