I’m delighted to introduce one of our new sponsors, The Pen Boutique. Headquartered in Maryland, the stock pens, ink, paper and leather goods from lots of well-know manufacturers like Edison, Pelikan, Kaweco, Acme, Cross, J. Herbin, Noodlers, Parker, Retro 51, Rhodia, Rotring, Monteverde and so many more. Pen Boutique also has two retail stores, one…
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Ask The Desk: The Well-Appointed Desk on Podcasts
Cecelia asked: I know you’ve done some guest podcasts–can you post a list of them/links to (or point me to them if I’m missing it). Thanks 🙂 Thanks for the question, Cecelia! Here’s a list of my podcast appearances. There aren’t a lot but here they are: The Pen Addict Episode 54: The Chair Of…
Don’t Erase This T-Shirt
What’s a podcast without a little t-shirt love? The Erasable podcast is offering a t-shirt on Teespring. Available in both men’s and women’s cut. $22 each. Three weeks left in the campaign so get your orders in soon.
Video: Leigh Reyes’ Feathers by Twilight Singers
Leigh Reyes of My Life As A Verb put together a lovely video of her pen strokes along to the lyrics of Feathers by The Twilight Singers. Lovely.
Link Love: Inky Overload or is it Overlords?
Article(s) of the Week: At 92, Seattle’s Last Typewriter Repair (via Seattle Times) A shoutout to Tina at Fueled by Clouds & Coffee for the tip. Tina creates gorgeous watercolor drawings with fountain pen ink. Definitely worth a peek! And, in contrast to the recent “pens are dead” tirade, Creative Types From Manolo Blahnik to…
Video: Why Write by Master Penman Jake Weidmann
Why Write is a sixteen minute Ted Talk from Master Penman Jake Weidmann waxing poetic about the love of penmanship and writing. (Shoutout to Fountain Pen Physicist for the link as I hadn’t yet seen this!)
The Overcast Podcast App
To help me get through my days, staring at pixels on a computer screen, I listen to a lot of podcasts. For the last few weeks, I have been bouncing back and forth between three different podcast apps for my iPhone: Overcast (Free, unlocked all features $4.99), Pocket Casts ($4.99, for iPhone/iPad or Android) and…