by P. M. Starr | Jun 28, 2025 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, BRANDS, Fountain Pens, In the Media, Montblanc, Movies, Parker
Flashes of famous fountain pens in movies, like this Mont Blanc.
by P. M. Starr | Mar 1, 2025 | Aesthetics & Style, Colors, Doodling & Drawing, Inspiration, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Red, White
Taking pleasure in strangers’ marks made in public.
by P. M. Starr | Jan 7, 2025 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Markers, My Collection, Philosophy, Red, Sharpie, Under $10
What does another term of Trump mean? Well … it’s SHARPIE TIME!
by P. M. Starr | Jun 29, 2024 | Aesthetics & Style, BRANDS, cartridge, Ink, MINE, My Colors, My Fountain Pens, Packaging & Presentation, Pilot, Purple
Hinting at my “new” favorite pen while admiring the elegant details of my first box of Iroshizuku luxury ink cartridges.
by P. M. Starr | Dec 8, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Analog Hacks, Doodling & Drawing, Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Quotations & Excerpts, Uncategorized
The beautiful inclusion of drawings and handwritten remembrances in a sort of biographical tribute.
by P. M. Starr | Oct 15, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Memories, My Experience, paper
Rambling about three different kinds of government-issued forms: tests, tax forms and ballots.
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
Re-imagining a journaling session in a park on a picture-perfect summer day.
by P. M. Starr | Aug 27, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Fountain Pens, Platinum, Special Edition, Under $10, Wishlist
Platinum came out with a 3rd Preppy Wa collection before I even had a chance to buy the 2nd!
by P. M. Starr | Jul 3, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Brown, Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Fountain Pens, Ink, My Experience, Orange, Philosophy, Purple
A note for old-fashioned song lyrics, jotted down with fountain pens and bruise-y inks.
by P. M. Starr | Mar 14, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, In the Media, Movies
Mrs. Mia Wallace greets Vincent Vega at the door with … a note in Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
by P. M. Starr | Aug 13, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Inspiration, My Desks & Tables, Pure Pleasure, Technology, Wishlist
Visions of pleasure writing generated by AI and my wordy decadent prompts.
by P. M. Starr | Jul 27, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, BENU, Brown, Colors, Fountain Pens, Gold, Goulet Pens, Lamy, Pure Pleasure, Visconti, Wishlist
A pleasure-filled video about pens in beautiful BROWN … and how infectiously delightful vlogger Drew is
by P. M. Starr | Jul 20, 2022 | $50 to $99, Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Conklin, Goldspot, Investing, Multicolor, My Collection
Checking out this week’s “Weekly Dip” on Goldspot (and still thinking about last week’s).