by P. M. Starr | Aug 12, 2023 | Brown, Diamine, Green, Grey, Ink, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Problems, Purple, Red, Taccia, Wisdom
Impermanence: No Ink Lasts Forever Entering the dry part of summer as the days get shorter, my mom is surviving so many of the worst parts (chemo, Whipple surgery) of one of the worst kinds of cancer (pancreatic), but aging and fading fast in some ways I did not...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 3, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Brown, Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Fountain Pens, Ink, My Experience, Orange, Philosophy, Purple
There is something extra-magical about hastily writing down an idea with a fountain pen. For a song, a story … a scheme. In Pumpkin Patch (Ferris Wheel press) with maybe a little residual Oxblood (Diamine), and Ume Murasaki (Taccia) I can see the memory of this...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 27, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, BENU, Brown, Colors, Fountain Pens, Gold, Goulet Pens, Lamy, Pure Pleasure, Visconti, Wishlist
Best Brown Fountain Pens via Drew Brown The color BROWN. My love of brown is a huge reason I dove deeper into fountain pens, especially my desire to ALWAYS be equipped with brown ink. So be ye not surprised I love this video “The Best Brown Pens – According to...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 15, 2022 | Aqua, Black, Blue, Brown, Curiosity, Dip Pens, Doodling & Drawing, Grey, Ink, Ink Journal, My Colors, My Experience, Purple, Red, Taccia, Tests & Trials, Wishlist
Note: this is just the first part (and delayed publishing) covering my experience on the September 2021 Ink Flight. This is the second Ink Flight I’ve taken (via the Ink Journal subscription box), and quite a delight. Here it is the morning after, and I’ve...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 14, 2022 | Brown, Colors, Diamine, Green, Inspiration, Private Reserve, Pure Pleasure, Quotations & Excerpts, Wisdom
Meet Me In That Field NOTE: a couple of hours after I posted this, I found out this Rumi “translation” is BULLSHIT, so I’m working on an embarrassed-yet-hopefully-informative post about that now. On the fifth of July, Wordle 381 reminded me of my...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 12, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Brown, Buying & Browsing, Colors, FREE, Grey, Inspiration, Investing, Journaling, MATERIALS, MINE, My Desks & Tables, My Spaces, Philosophy, Wishlist, Yellow
Dreaming of Desks and Tables One of my favorite journaling practices is LISTING THINGS I WANT. Things I want to have. Things I want to do. Who I want to be. Funneling all of my focus into visions of good stuff helps drown out distractions from things I do not like or...
