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What I’m writing with, wishing for, finding pleasurable, or mulling over as related to fountain pen and ink collecting, practicing, mark-making and learning.
Call Me the “Vector Collector”
Thoughts on affordable Parker Vector fountain pens and being a “collector”.
Wife’s Practice Log & Purple Pen
Enjoying my wife putting the gel pens I got her to use for note-taking.
Flashback: Blue Spiral Mead & Red Erasermate
Taking pleasure in a red gimmicky ballpoint pen in 1986 in my junior high journal.
BuJo Poetry To-Dos: Song of Myself
Today’s to-do list inspired by Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
Fountain Pens in Movies
Flashes of famous fountain pens in movies, like this Mont Blanc.
Marks on Red Metal
Taking pleasure in strangers’ marks made in public.
Ryde Green Ink Refill Day
Syringe-filling my green vintage Parker Vector fountain pen cartridges with Robert Oster ink.
ChatGPT Imagines What I’ve Been Up To
I asked AI to show me what it thinks I’ve been doing while incommunicado.
Year of the Sharpie?
What does another term of Trump mean? Well … it’s SHARPIE TIME!
Fountain Pen Day: Year 13
I might have missed the holiday, but I use mine all year long.
Purple Pilot Ink
Hinting at my “new” favorite pen while admiring the elegant details of my first box of Iroshizuku luxury ink cartridges.
Ephemeral Little Paper Scraps at the Library
Writing on free ephemeral feathers of library paper instead of a proper notebook.
National Handwriting Day Gratitude
A handwritten quote about gratitude, and thoughts about journaling mindful thanks by hand.
Inky Problems in Winter Weather
Cold weather worries for fountain pen lovers in the (normally-temperate) Pacific Northwest.
Handwritten Memories in John Lennon Book
The beautiful inclusion of drawings and handwritten remembrances in a sort of biographical tribute.