Call Me the “Vector Collector”
Thoughts on affordable Parker Vector fountain pens and being a “collector”.
Marks on Red Metal
Taking pleasure in strangers’ marks made in public.
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.
Taxlighting
Highlighting, handwriting, and journaling to help through the ordeal of tax prep.
A Notebook for Each Purpose vs ONE Notebook for EVERYTHING
The pleasure writer’s eternal dilemma: ONE notebook or many?
Impermanence: No Ink Lasts Forever
Fearing how the levels of ink in the bottles gets lower and lower.
Three Cheat Codes You Can Write Down
Three life tips perfect for pleasure-writers who want more permission to write, or people who want to START writing a bit more.
Dirty Mouth Notes
A note for old-fashioned song lyrics, jotted down with fountain pens and bruise-y inks.
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...
Jon Lovitz Fake FP Job
Ran across an unexpected gem within a gem of a movie: Rat Race. I was barely aware the movie existed and had no idea what it was about (malarkey & shenanigans) or who was in it (a whole bunch of people), but it has a whole bunch of elements I love in movies. I...
Writing for Travel Prep
Why I prefer & enjoy making analog travel itineraries instead of relying on mobile devices and the internet on trips.
Dreaming of Desks and Tables
How furniture for pleasure writing took form in my fantasies and came as a solid big blonde.
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My Fave Planner
I love The Finisher's Journal: substantial paper (holds up to most of my fountain pen inks with no bleeding), luscious-feeling cover, lay-flat binding, daily pages, and 3-month singular superfocus.
