Call Me the “Vector Collector”
Thoughts on affordable Parker Vector fountain pens and being a “collector”.
Fountain Pens in Movies
Flashes of famous fountain pens in movies, like this Mont Blanc.
Year of the Sharpie?
What does another term of Trump mean? Well … it’s SHARPIE TIME!
Pleasure-Writing In the Park
Re-imagining a journaling session in a park on a picture-perfect summer day.
“Emergency” Brick & Mortar Ink Buys
Away from home and almost out of ink! Feeling fortunate to be in a town/city with a few fountain pen friendly options.
Preppy FP + Morning Pages on a Train
Trial run experimenting with pleasure writing on a train, & journaling to help get through life’s challenges
In Bed With Icons
How in the world did I wind up in bed next to THESE?!?
Ink Flight: September 2021
Experience Part 1 of my delightful second Ink Flight featuring Taccia’s 2nd Ukiyo-e edition Utamaro and Hiroshige inks.
Fountain Pen Pleasure Trio
Three of my favorite fountain pens to see & use together: bought for a combined total of about $50
Three Daily Notebooks
What notebooks do I write with pleasure in every day?
Advanced Mess-Making
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
My First Rusty Ruined Fountain Pen
Cleaning a pen stored too long with ink made it clear: it’s not salvageable.
Green Pleasure Swirls
The joy of doodling just to run all of the ink out of a pen.
