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Marks on Red Metal

Taking pleasure in strangers’ marks made in public.

Syringe-filling my green vintage Parker Vector fountain pen cartridges with Robert Oster ink.

I asked AI to show me what it thinks I’ve been doing while incommunicado.

What does another term of Trump mean? Well … it’s SHARPIE TIME!

I might have missed the holiday, but I use mine all year long.

Hinting at my “new” favorite pen while admiring the elegant details of my first box of Iroshizuku luxury ink cartridges.

Writing on free ephemeral feathers of library paper instead of a proper notebook.

A handwritten quote about gratitude, and thoughts about journaling mindful thanks by hand.

Cold weather worries for fountain pen lovers in the (normally-temperate) Pacific Northwest.

The beautiful inclusion of drawings and handwritten remembrances in a sort of biographical tribute.

Inspired by Fountain Pen Day, I made an account for pleasure writing on IG. Will I regret it?

Highlighting, handwriting, and journaling to help through the ordeal of tax prep.

Rambling about three different kinds of government-issued forms: tests, tax forms and ballots.

Cheap girly-character toy-like pens for our antihero to throw away

A more personal sad-sack dear-diary kind of entry than usual here.