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 | 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 28, 2022 | Gold, Goldspot, Ink, My Collection, Packaging & Presentation, Pelikan, Problems, Pure Pleasure, Special Edition, Special Editions, Yellow
Looking on the bright side of an inky accident and housework I usually hate.
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 14, 2022 | Brown, Colors, Diamine, Green, Inspiration, Private Reserve, Pure Pleasure, Quotations & Excerpts, Wisdom
When Wordle reminds you of your favorite Rumi quotation.
by P. M. Starr | Mar 3, 2022 | Fountain Pens, Ink, Journaling, MATERIALS, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Wisdom
A list: gratitude for fountain pen hobbying(?) as meditation
by P. M. Starr | Mar 1, 2022 | Colors, Curiosity, Green, Ink, My Collection, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Tests & Trials
Savoring the sweet spot between being brand new to fountain pens but not yet an “advanced” collector
by P. M. Starr | Feb 26, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, Clear, Colors, Diplomat, Fountain Pens, Green, Multicolor, My Collection, My Colors, My Fountain Pens, Parker, Platinum, Pure Pleasure, Under $10, Under $20, Under $30, Yellow
Three of my favorite fountain pens to see & use together: bought for a combined total of about $50
by P. M. Starr | Feb 6, 2022 | $50 to $99, Aesthetics & Style, Aqua, Blue, Buying & Browsing, cartridge, Colors, Filling System, Fountain Pens, Multicolor, Narwhal, Orange, Philosophy, piston-fill, Pure Pleasure, Silver, Vanness Online, White, Wishlist
Trying to decide which variables to prioritize in buying my next fountain pen; should I opt for joy?
by P. M. Starr | Jul 3, 2021 | Fountain Pens, Journaling, Platinum, Pure Pleasure, Red
The pleasure of being with my wife using her FIRST fountain pen
by P. M. Starr | Jun 6, 2021 | Black, Colors, Dryden, Green, Platinum, Pure Pleasure
The joy of doodling just to run all of the ink out of a pen.