Montblanc Origin Coral and Montblanc Origin Green
I review two new inks, Montblanc The Origin Green and Montblanc The Origin Coral, with ink dragon drawings and some comparisons.
Working with PLOTTER A5: Chart Grid and Blue Quadrant Inserts
I review the PLOTTER A5 organizer and the Chart Grid and Blue Quadrant inserts.
Wanting and having
Pens are tools, but wanting them is about the life of emotions, the ebb and flow of mood and absence, the keen unspeakable discrepancy between the internal music and the cacophony of everyday. But what if that perfect depth of feeling is already in the pen box?
Estonia recap, stationery edition
A recap of my work trip to Estonia, and the stationery I used there.
January - April 2024: Four Months in Stationery
A retrospective of my stationery use and discoveries of the first four months of 2024.
The sadness of finishing a notebook
The notebook becomes a mirror of self, an extension, an inalienable part of the body - my body of work, my body, my EDC, my thoughts; I do not want to finish it. There is a particular sadness to swapping in a new insert, as if separating from a part of myself which will be filed and available, but will no longer travel with me whenever I go.
Method and Mayhem: Digging myself out with Plotter lists
Getting “back on track” can be emotionally challenging, especially since I never feel that I’ve gotten “off track” by prioritizing big projects which need my full focus and attention. It simply means that from time to time I need to rebalance, and re-embrace detailed organizing to catch up on other fronts.
Dispatches from the archives
Dispatches from the Le Guin archives, where fountain pens are not allowed. Nonetheless, work of all kinds is hopping along.
A Portable Sanctuary
When I leave home, even for a short while, the five or six fountain pens in their case become my portable sanctuary, a physical manifestation of respite, endeavor, and dream.
The Wet Pen Inks: Deception Pass and Elliott Bay
I review two brand-new ink offerings: The Wet Pen Deception Pass and Elliott Bay. These are blue-green chromoshaders with excellent qualities, created in-house by Matthew Gore of The Wet Pen.