Back to School Edition: On Borrowing Pens and Taking Notes
It’s that time of year again, when that hint of autumn starts to sneak onto summer’s stage, when crickets endeavor to outsing cicadas, when office supplies feature more prominently in stores than usual under the guise of “school” supplies…
Water Pistol Pens
It was a cold, bleak morning several Novembers ago when I awoke with a question burning in my mind: I wonder how far I could get a fountain pen to squirt?
Of Narrative Medicine
…I’m “just” a patient. And I happen to be a big fan of narrative medicine…
Some thoughts on AI and the Arts
Almost everyone seems to be bellyaching about AI these days. That’s a pity. Almost everyone isn’t nearly enough…
Some thoughts on handwriting
I get it—many people nowadays don’t give handwriting a second thought. But when you’ve been dead serious about writing for roughly twenty-three years and are partial to working in longhand, handwriting is a major part of your existence…
RSI Awareness Day
Today, February 28, happens to be Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day…
Of Multi-Clickers & Tickers
Know what I’ve been enjoying to bits lately? Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 1000s…
For the Love of the Process ; or, The Case Against Dictation
“Have you ever thought about using dictation?” I hear that a lot...
Let’s think about ink!
When new to fountain pens, the massive array of ink choices out there can be overwhelming…
Lessons the Professor Taught Me: A Birthday Toast to Tolkien
Today marks J.R.R. Tolkien’s 133rd birthday!
Creativity Clog
Never mind writer’s block or artist’s block. Sometimes you find yourself wishing you had that because you have something else entirely. You have ideas…
A Multitude of Notebooks
Sometimes it feels as if I never write anything. That’s when I need to pause and consider this pile I have generated over time…
Physical Training for the Arts
It’s a struggle forcing myself to exercise this time of year, when the days grow colder and my inner bear longs to crawl under a pile of blankets and hibernate…