by P. M. Starr | Aug 4, 2023 | Curiosity, Journaling, My Experience, paper
Seven Empty Notebooks When I open the left-hand cupboard door under my mom’s TV I find a small collection of bottles of liquor: Jack Daniels, a little airplane-serving bottle of Absolut Mandarin, and twin bottles of gin, neither anywhere near close to empty. I am a...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 3, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Buying & Browsing, cartridge, Curiosity, Fountain Pens, My Fountain Pens, OOLY, Purple, Under $10
My First OOLY Fountain Pen I’ve been away from home for almost a month. Of course I brought a lot of pens and ink, but not enough for WEEKS of writing, working, journaling, doodling, listing and planning. So! Looks like it’s time to crack out my first OOLY...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 18, 2022 | Aqua, Blue, Colors, Curiosity, Green, Grey, Ink, Ink Journal, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Stipula, Wishlist, Yellow
Wistfully Staring at Stipula I want at least a baker’s dozen of pens inked up at all times … and for most of them to be filled with BRIGHT COLORS. Like these in Stipula’s Calamo collection I got to sample in last year’s August Ink Flight. ...
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 | Mar 1, 2022 | Colors, Curiosity, Green, Ink, My Collection, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Tests & Trials
Early Joys of Leveling Up As I come to the disappointing realization that the 9th(?) green ink I’ve tried is also NOT the right first green bottle for me, the disappointment quickly morphs into … JUICY EXCITEMENT. I am still on a QUEST. So many fresh...
by P. M. Starr | Feb 8, 2022 | Black, Blue, conversion, Curiosity, eyedropper, Filling System, Fountain Pens, My Experience, Platinum, Problems, Under $10
Advanced Mess-Making You know how I say “write more … clean less”? And tell you it’s entirely possible to use affordable fountain pens on a daily basis for DECADES without EVER making an ink mess? It’s totally true! I know because that...
