I’m only home for a couple days before I set off for Chicago. As a result of all this non-stop traveling, we are going to take an early Spring Break here on the Desk. It’ll be a little quiet here for a few days but we will be back for Link Love next week and…
BWIPS? I feel like there should be more word play with BWIPS like blips, blimps, blinks, blooms, bloops… something. But in all seriousness, I’m headed to Baltimore for the BWI Pen Show. If you’re in the area, pop by and say hello. I’ll be at the ink counter at the Dromgoole’s booth. See you soon!…
Tonight is Matt Dinniman’s book signing event here in KC. If you’re not familiar with Matt Dinniman, he wrote the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and has a new book out called Operation Bounce House. It will be hosted by the audiobook reader of the series, Jeff Hays. Pretty much every single one of my friends…
I got a ton of freelance work this month. Which is great because January is a slow month for the shop so I was a little short on funds. However, when it rains, it pours, right? So, all the freelance I need to get out of my financial hole means I am working A LOT.…
The trend for 2026 of getting away from doomscrolling is continuing and I am seeing posts from lots of people looking for other options to distract, entertain and grow this year. Check out the Baum-Kuchen post a well as several posts in the Planners, Notebooks and Paper section for more inspiration. Pens: Guide to Stylus…
I received an email newsletter from Cult Pens UK this week that was filled with great links about the “Benefit of Analogue Tools” and all the posts they referenced have been opened my browser since then. I thought I’d share them here while also recommending that you subscribe to the Cult Pens UK newsletter as…
Reflection posts and goals for 2026 continue to filter in and that’s great! There is still time to jump start this new year, to start fresh, to start over or just turn the page and go. There are posts throughout this week’s Link Love about starting fresh, starting over or just taking those first steps.…
