Our house has been all about the current Artemis II voyage around the moon. We cried when they named the crater after Wiseman’s late wife. We cheered for their efforts and sang along with their wake-up tunes.
As for me, my PPK would contain:
I’m pretty sure all this would fit but boy, that is limited space for personal items! I hope a felt tip pen would work in space. Does anyone know? I don’t like the ink in the Fisher Space pen.
I realize I couldn’t take my cats with me but Ollie is volunteering to be the first cat in space.
Did you decide what you’d take to space?
All Things Stellar:
- Artemis II Captures Spectacular Images of ‘Earthset’ from Deep Space (via Colossal)
- Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater ‘Carroll’ after their commander’s late wife (via NPR)
- Moon music: Here’s a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew’s wakeup songs (via Space.com)
- New phone wallpaper thanks to Artemis II (via CJs Wunderkammer)
- Solar Eclipse From the Far Side of the Moon (via Kottke.org)
Pens:
- Pelikan Fountain Pens Explained (via Yoseka Stationery)
- The Best Beginner Brush Pens for Lettering (via JetPens Blog)
- Early thoughts on the Tom Hessin Revolution fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Review: The Quirky Cup Collective Daydreamer Pen (via Inky Imaginings)
Ink:
- Visit to Bungu no Mori in Osaka, Japan (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Ken’s Night Chinese Soup – pea pods (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Pelikan Edelstein Pyrite Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Vinta Inks – The Awareness Project – Sailfin Green – Ibid 1829 Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Ink of the Week: Robert Oster Muddy Wine (via Dime Novel Raven)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Some Things Don’t Need a Planner (And Some Really, Really Do) (via Planner Fun)
- Guest Post: I have a Frankenfax – by Matthew (via Philofaxy)
- The Best Pocket Notebooks (via JetPens Blog)
- WW1 Soldier-Sailor’s Diary (via Notebook Stories)
- How My Bullet Journal Helped Me Make a Decision (via Bullet Journal)
Art & Creativity:
- Virtual Traveling (with Street View World Tour) – Underwater! (via
Apple-Pine) - On My Table: Beginning of April 2026 (via Apple-Pine)
- REVIEW: Lightwish Portable Watercolor Travel Set (via Doodlewash)
- Stitch Your Favorite Destinations with Jake Henzler’s ‘Knit the City’ (via Colossal)
Rubber Stamps and Stamp Pads:
- Comparing 4 Stamp Pads (via Yoseka Stationery)
- New to Stamping? Start Here! (via Archer and Olive Blog)
Other Interesting Things:
- 2026 Arkansas Pen Show (via Olive Octopus)
- Unpacking the Inaugural San Francisco Stationery Fest (Literally and Figuratively), Plus Save the Date for On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Snow in April (via Austin Kleon)
- Public Libraries Can Get Any Book for $5 Using Interlibrary Loan (via My Modern Met)
- 2026 SF Stationery Fest in the books (via Penguin Post/ April Wu)
- A guide to which Apple chargers to use with which Apple products (via Kottke.org)
- Shoe Pop Dream Gaze, a three-hour playlist from Christina Hendricks (via Kottke.org)
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