by P. M. Starr | Dec 8, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Analog Hacks, Doodling & Drawing, Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Quotations & Excerpts, Uncategorized
I’m reading Memories of John Lennon, collected in book form by Yoko Ono. Reading this book feels very much like attending a memorial service in introvert form with people who may not have even known the deceased very well coming up and giving short personal...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 1, 2023 | Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, History
Writings of Sole Japanese Titanic Survivor I’m not “into” the Titanic the way other people who are really into it are (like the dudes who did not survive the submersible incident), but this is an interesting story featuring handwritten accounts of...
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 | Oct 1, 2022 | Fountain Pens, My Collection, Pilot, True Crime, Waterman, Wishlist
I’m glad my wife tolerates not only my love of air disaster documentaries, but also my pen(!)chant for pausing all kinds of movies & television shows whenever I spy the employment of a writing utensil. Like this fountain pen in Flight/Risk: Big Boeing...
by P. M. Starr | Oct 25, 2021 | Famous Pens and Pleasure Writing, Mark-Makers, Other Pens, Sakura, True Crime
The Myakkahatchee Creek Notebook At the intersection of true crime and pleasure writing, many people find themselves fascinated by things like … Brian Laundrie’s notebook. Earlier image of Brian Laundrie’s outdoor reading & writing materials...
