by P. M. Starr | Nov 3, 2023 | MINE, My Experience, Problems, Technology, Wisdom, Wishlist
Just made an Instagram account: @pmstarr A tiny step forward with this site since it’s Fountain Pen Day: Still conflicted about “social” media, comments, and even just putting my face forward when it comes to taking pleasure in writing. Because I...
by P. M. Starr | Oct 26, 2023 | Analog Hacks, Challenges, Highlighters, My Experience, paper, Philosophy, Technology
Follow-up on filling in this year’s taxes (technically last year’s taxes) by hand rather than entering all the numbers on the PDF files via computer and Acrobat: It is refreshing and super-helpful working with actual sheets of paper and entering numbers...
by P. M. Starr | Oct 15, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Memories, My Experience, paper
NOTE: this post goes off the rails a little / might sound kind of crazy due to stress, my creative-brain being very plugged-in, and listening to / watching The Real History of Secret Societies, The Agency: A History of the CIA, and the news these days. I’m not...
by P. M. Starr | Oct 13, 2023 | Journaling, Movies, Other Pens
Finally watching Gone Girl. Loved all of Gillian Flynn’s books, but for some reason(s) this much-favorited movie turned me off so I’ve never gotten through it all the way. Anyway … thinking a lot about the things this character forges, and the...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 30, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Challenges, Dip Pens, Doodling & Drawing, Journaling, Markers, MINE, My Experience, Pentel, Tombow
2013. For awhile our small town had a full-sized multi-room warehouse art store. And I compulsively bought some things, even though I am not an “artist”. I bought a sketchbook. I bought black india ink and nibs and a nib-holder. I bought a waterbrush. I...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 24, 2023 | "Community", Challenges, Doodling & Drawing, My Experience
Inktober It’s that time of year again. The time when I have (not-really-grand) plans to participate in Inktober, but to just enjoy practicing drawing something every day in October. I love the *word* “Inktober” and the invitation at a magical spooky back-to-school...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 9, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Ferris Wheel Press, Goldspot, Goulet Pens, MINE, Packaging & Presentation, Stores & Sellers, Uncategorized
Recently arrived from Goulet Pens, Goldspot, and Ferris Wheel Press: Contents may remain a mystery until I manage to launch a YouTube channel devoted to pleasure writing.
by P. M. Starr | Sep 2, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, Blue, Journaling, MINE, My Experience, My Fountain Pens, My Spaces, Parker, Pink, Pure Pleasure, Silver, Top Flight
Idyllic images from the height of summer, journaling at a picnic table in the middle of a perfectly-square park. I did do a lot of journaling this summer, but I can’t say much of it was this picturesque. In fact, this may be the only time I took out a notebook...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 1, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Goulet Pens, Green, Ink, My Colors, Packaging & Presentation, Problems
Received my first spilled-in-shipment fountain pen ink package today: All of my ink sample vials in this package have been baptized in green ink; does this portend good fortune? Methinks yes! Feeling pretty fortunate this has never happened to me before (that I can...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 27, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Fountain Pens, Platinum, Special Edition, Under $10, Wishlist
Just when I was finally ready the other day to buy a bundle of pens from Platinum’s second Preppy Wa Collection, I see that the THIRD collection has dropped! And it looks more-fancy / less “cute” than pens in the earlier collections, maybe embodying...
