Cleaning a pen that sat in a drawer for forty years
Inside: a trickle of water, a soft cloth and the first line of ink in four decades.
November 3, 2026 · 5 min
Why your slant matters less than your pressure
Inside: two practice sheets, one light hand and one heavy, and what each does to a nib.
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A short letter every other Saturday about one ink, one pen and one small thing to try on the page.
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The stationery stall in the old lane
Inside: stacks of blank paper, a man who has sold pens since before I was born and what I bought.