Reflections on a Grocery Store Impulse Buy
The Pleasure Writing product I bought at a fancy grocery store, plus a whole bunch of thoughts on buying and browsing.
WANT To-Dos
The pleasure writing by hand a list of things you WANT to do on a multi-day excursion, on a special anniversary day.
Dirty Mouth Notes
A note for old-fashioned song lyrics, jotted down with fountain pens and bruise-y inks.
Preppy FP + Morning Pages on a Train
Trial run experimenting with pleasure writing on a train, & journaling to help get through life’s challenges
Little Black Letters
Morning pages. Brain dumps. Stream of consciousness. This kind of journaling is supposed to be uncontrolled messy nonsense. I did that for a whole year. This year with no commitment to someone else to do it that way I’m less consistent. // blurred for privacy...
Writing for Travel Prep
Why I prefer & enjoy making analog travel itineraries instead of relying on mobile devices and the internet on trips.
Ink Flight: September 2021
Experience Part 1 of my delightful second Ink Flight featuring Taccia’s 2nd Ukiyo-e edition Utamaro and Hiroshige inks.
Oxford Spiral Notebook
How is straying from my favorite tried-and-true Top Flight Wired Notebook going for journaling?
A Break from Feeling Bad
A list: gratitude for fountain pen hobbying(?) as meditation
Early Joys of Leveling Up
Savoring the sweet spot between being brand new to fountain pens but not yet an “advanced” collector
Cheap Practical Pleasures = Not Nerdy Enough?
Coming to terms with not being enough of a fountain pen nerd to qualify for FP “community”-recognized enthusiast status
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
