by P. M. Starr | Jan 14, 2024 | Ink, MATERIALS, My Experience, Problems
Fountain pen experts warn us about temperature extremes; beware of leaky pens when the weather is hot, and watch out that your ink doesn’t freeze when the weather is cold. Living in western Washington state, we typically don’t have to worry about extremely...
by P. M. Starr | Nov 3, 2023 | MINE, My Experience, Problems, Technology, Wisdom, Wishlist
Just made an Instagram account: @pmstarr A tiny step forward with this site since it’s Fountain Pen Day: Still conflicted about “social” media, comments, and even just putting my face forward when it comes to taking pleasure in writing. Because I...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 1, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Goulet Pens, Green, Ink, My Colors, Packaging & Presentation, Problems
Received my first spilled-in-shipment fountain pen ink package today: All of my ink sample vials in this package have been baptized in green ink; does this portend good fortune? Methinks yes! Feeling pretty fortunate this has never happened to me before (that I can...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 22, 2023 | paper, Philosophy, Problems
A Notebook for Each Purpose vs ONE Notebook for EVERYTHING I loved seeing this post from DeAnna Rose about how ideally she’d keep all of the things separate in their own task-specific notebooks, but gave up and is now embracing the practical realities of...
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 | Aug 5, 2023 | Aqua, Black, Brick & Mortar, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Green, Grey, Ink, Kaweco, MINE, Orange, Pink, Problems, Red, Stores & Sellers
“Emergency” Brick & Mortar Ink Buys I’ve been away from home for almost a month. Though I packed a lot of pens full of ink, I didn’t know I’d be here so long and didn’t pack enough ink in cartridge form to keep myself inked up...
