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 is headed to the event tonight. So, we are all trying to think up questions to ask, t-shirts to wear and our favorite lines from Dungeon Crawler Carl. No surprise, but Princess Donut is our favorite character here are The Desk, the laser-shooting Persian cat.
Tomorrow morning, I’m hopping on a plane to be at the California Pen Show in LA. Come by the Dromgoole’s table and say hello if you’re attending the show! More news from me and Laura when we return. In the meantime, the cats are in charge. Dammit, Donut!!!
Pens:
- Jinhao Click Pens (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
- Get the Point! — A Complete Guide to Pilot’s Vast Array of Nib Offeri (via Pen Boutique)
Ink:
- 2900 Inks! (via Mountain of Ink)
- Bungukan Kobayashi Ruribitaki (via Inkcredible Colours)
- InkFlash – Sailor Manyo akebi (via inkxplorations)
- Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Four grey inks (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
- Ink of the Week: Colorverse Standard Model Tau (via Dime Novel Raven)
Planners, Notebooks & Paper:
- Paper of Triumph: Clairefontaine Triomphe Lined Notepad (via Dime Novel Raven)
- Ring Planners vs Bound Planners: Why Rings Win for Me (via Planner Fun)
- Blank Planner Pages Are Not a Waste (via Planner Fun)
- My Daily Notebooks (via Inky Imaginings)
Art & Creativity:
- Typography might be the last thing AI can’t fake (via Creative Boom)
- Is social media over for creatives? Or have we just woken up to what it is? (via Creative Boom)
- REVIEW: LIGHTWISH Mini Watercolor Sketchbook (via Doodlewash)
- Supplemental Mixed-Media Kit Refresh (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Oil Pastels: In or Out? (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Other Interesting Things:
- My MacGyver’ed Everyday-Carry Kit (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Who Owns This Book? The guide for every designer’s worst nightmare: copyright (via It’s Nice That)
- Tiny Bookshop: The beautifully illustrated life-simulation game for bookworms and creatives (via It’s Nice That)
- Fun word search game from Slate: Pears. (via Kottke.org)
- Happy Birthday Stamps Make A Come Back in 2026 (via USPS Newsroom)
- 7 Simple Packing Tips to Master One Bag Travel (via Carryology)
- Analog Defaults Page Now Live (via The Pen Addict)
- Two very good pen shops in Venice (and also other stuff) (via Extra Fine Writing)
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haha, I LOVE it, have a gorgeous time! I’m on book 4 now and you’re totally the reason I started the series, thank you! My husband has decided our next cat is going to be Princess Donut
Omg, did not know he was coming to KC! Have fun storming the boss chamber!