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What I’m writing with, wishing for, finding pleasurable, or mulling over as related to fountain pen and ink collecting, practicing, mark-making and learning.
AI-Informed Pleasure Writing Visions
Visions of pleasure writing generated by AI and my wordy decadent prompts.
“New” Pen
Pretty excited to finally open and use this pen I bought about a year ago. Last year I established a system for rewarding myself for meeting certain goals; the rewards are almost all fountain pens. That means I bought them ... but left them virtually untouched except...
Fountain Pen Dreams
A couple of dreamy fountain pen aspirations I let my imagination indulge in.
Best Brown Fountain Pens via Drew Brown
A pleasure-filled video about pens in beautiful BROWN … and how infectiously delightful vlogger Drew is
Rainbow Dippin’*
Checking out this week’s “Weekly Dip” on Goldspot (and still thinking about last week’s).
Wistfully Staring at Stipula
Wanting to ink up with a bright variety of colors, but not sure if I should be shopping.
Pink Blush: Visconti Opera Demo Carousel
What do you do when you can’t afford a luxury pen … but the one you’ve been dreaming of is HALF OFF?
Ink Flight: September 2021
Experience Part 1 of my delightful second Ink Flight featuring Taccia’s 2nd Ukiyo-e edition Utamaro and Hiroshige inks.
Meet Me In That Field
When Wordle reminds you of your favorite Rumi quotation.
Dreaming of Desks and Tables
How furniture for pleasure writing took form in my fantasies and came as a solid big blonde.
I broke my Journaling Streak
After more than a year of journaling three pages every single day … I didn’t journal at all.
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
Fountain Pen Pleasure Trio
Three of my favorite fountain pens to see & use together: bought for a combined total of about $50