Writing
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Trying Out The Personal Curriculum Trend
As with any social media trend, I’m coming to it several months late, but I’ve recently discovered the whole ‘personal curriculum’ thing, and I’m extremely intrigued! If you haven’t heard of it, a personal curriculum is basically a learning plan you make for yourself, composed of topics you’re interested in. The personal curriculum has become… Read more
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Do I really need every colour of [insert pen brand here]?
A couple of months ago Lamy revealed their 2026 Lamy Al-Star colours, Pine and Flamingo. More recently TWSBI released the Eco in Bahama Yellow, and Kaweco released the Sport in Lunar Shadow Green. I have three Lamy Safaris and a Lamy Lx, seven TWSBI Ecos and eight Kaweco Sports. I absolutely DO NOT need any… Read more
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How I Use Stationery In My Other Hobbies
In the past I would have described myself as a serial hobbyist: I’ve picked up and dropped more hobbies than I can count, from roller skating to quilting, to painting and playing guitar. Now I’m in my early thirties, I thankfully feel like my hobbies have solidified, and I’m now left with a core few… Read more
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Review: Sailor Pro Gear Smoothie Series Cantaloupe Fountain Pen
The end of the year can be a spending minefield for fountain pen fans: not only are there Fountain Pen Day deals to be had at the start of November, but also Black Friday at the end of it. Following my Fountain Pen Day purchase of the Leonardo Momento Zero Nuvola Lilac, I’d intended to… Read more
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Am I an over-inker?
On my desk I have a lovely 23-pen display box where I keep all my inked pens, whilst my uninked pens live in a 48-pen case in my drawer. 23 pens is a lot to have inked at once, but since the box holds that many, I set that as my arbitrary limit… Except that… Read more
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The Benefits of Writing by Hand
I’ve been an avid writer since I was a kid, scribbling my stories about elves and dragons in cheap exercise books with brightly coloured gel pens. However, as someone who grew up just as computers were becoming ubiquitous, I gradually switched to typing all of my writing, and have pretty much continued with that until… Read more
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Why use a fountain pen?
When non-fountain pen people see someone using a fountain pen, there are often a few reactions: curiosity, interest, confusion and occasionally derision. Whatever the tone of the reaction, there is always an air of, ‘but why?’ Because as funky as modern fountain pens can be (Benu, I’m looking at you!) there is something slightly old-fashioned… Read more
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