Posts that reflect on a particular time and place, a mnml digest
Five links. Ten sentences or fewer. On time and place. I appreciate the same in folks’ stationery reflections. What they’re using in their particular time and place. What they’re creating with those pens and inks and notebooks where they are.
Striking a balance between moderates
I entered this week reflecting on my nib choices. With nibs on my mind, I opted for a septet that balances broad lines (two B nibs), medium lines (two M nibs), and three narrow lines (three F nibs). Balance in all things stationery. Stationery in all things balanced.
I may have a growing addiction to buying ground nibs out the gate
I’m struck by a growing pattern in my recent purchases: I’ve had three of my last four pen purchases ground on day one. My Nahvalur Nautilus twins survived less than 24-hours before they were ground to a Mini-Cutlass and a BBG multitasker stub. And now I opted for Hongdian’s in-house wild card. Why?
Quality simplicity is hard to pull off but makes for fabulous notebooks and reading tools
Quality simplicity holds powerful appeal for me. There is joy to be had writing with a F nib in a notebook with a precisely printed, simple grey grid on white paper. A simple thing done well is quite extraordinary.