by P. M. Starr | Jul 21, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, My Experience, paper, Under $20
The closest grocery store to my mom’s house has a kind of boutique vibe to it with lots of extras and giftable specialty-type items. It’s the kind of store you want to browse while you savor all of the eye candy (on top of the all the literal candy). Like...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 12, 2023 | Journaling, My Experience
There is something EXTRA special about *handwriting* a list of things you WANT to do when suddenly given a handful of days on your own in a place that is not your own. Extra anticipatory when this handwritten list is done in fountain pen. On a page in your...
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 | May 4, 2023 | Fountain Pens, Mark-Makers, MINE, My Fountain Pens, Sheaffer
May the FOURTH Be With You Today (Star Wars Day) feels like the right time to celebrate two of my most-delightful collectible entry-level fountain pens: Sheaffer Pop Star Wars R2-D2 & DEATH STAR fountain pens Been meaning to post about them for awhile as perfect...
by P. M. Starr | Mar 27, 2023 | conversion, eyedropper, Kaweco, Multicolor, My Collection, My Fountain Pens, White
Normally I would not want to do anything to compromise an LEs color (in this case, a shimmery pearlescent white), but today I went ahead and converted my Iridescent Pearl Kaweco Sport to an eyedropper fill. Why did I decide to do this? What color did I fill it with?...
by P. M. Starr | Feb 20, 2023 | Black, Fountain Pens, Inspiration, Journaling, My Desks & Tables, My Experience, Pink, Platinum, Tests & Trials, Top Flight, Wishlist
Living the dream, pleasure writing on a train. Pink Spiral notebook & Platinum Preppy fountain pen on Amtrak train tray table Living the partial dream, anyway, just on a quick (2 hour) trip in coach. The real dream would be pleasure writing in my own sleeper...
