Many of our friends mourned the passing of the Sir Patrick Stewart this week. He was a kind man (so says one of my pals who met him at PlanetCon in KC a few years ago), a talented actor and the embodiment of role he played as Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard. I am not usually affected by celebrity deaths but Sir Patrick Stewart’s roles have touched this Trekkie-nerd’s heart. So, I’ll be pouring a cup of Earl Grey, hot, in his honor.
Pens:
- New Month, Time to Rotate Those Pens (via Fountain Pen Chronicles and More)
- Acrylic Markers (via Liz Steel)
Ink:
- Diamine Appletini Ink Review: A Bright Apple Green Ink (via Pen Chalet Blog)
- Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing Summer-Autumn 2026 (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Ink Battle: Wearingeul and J. Herbin (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- New Inks: The Wet Pen Ochre Sea Star and Penn Cove Mussel (via CJs Wunderkammer)
- Colorverse Colorvents Past (Part 2) (via Dime Novel Raven)
Notebooks & Paper:
- (9) Enjoying the breathing room with MD Diary 1Day 1Page (via The Penguin Post)
- How to Create the Ultimate Master Packing Checklist in Your Bullet Journal (via Archer and Olive Blog)
- Larger Notebooks from My Collection (via Notebook Stories)
- JetPens Paper Sampler Introduction (via JetPens Blog)
- Abstract Watercolor Bubbles Mail Art: Recording + Recap (via The Postman’s Knock)
- 2027 Planner Lineup Overview (via JetPens Blog)
- “Tend Your Inner Garden” [Stalogy 365 Days Notebook] collaboration (via Baum-kuchen)
- Creative Flipbook Ideas: How to Make and Use a Flipbook for Penpals & Journals (via Archer and Olive Blog))
Art & Creativity:
- TPK’s Holiday Calligraphy Worksheets: A Guide (via The Postman’s Knock)
- All of TPK’s Free Calligraphy Worksheets: A Master List (via The Postman’s Knock)
- This Architectural Designer Left Conventional Blueprints Behind To Draw Breathtaking Fantasy Cities You Wish You Could Move Into (via Design You Trust)
- DIY Canvas Carrier for weirdly Sized Canvases or Paper (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Pencilvember is On! (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Apple-Pine: On My Table: Beginning of November 2026
- Amaryllises (via Apple-Pine)
Pen Events:
- On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville (via Olive Octopus)
- Scriptus 2026 (via Wonder Pens)
Other Interesting Things:
- 6 ways to find some calm in daily life (via Flow Magazine)
- Arkivism is a search and visual discovery engine for million… (via Kottke.org)
- The Ten Best Captain Picard Episodes of Star Trek (via Kottke.org)
- My Work Stationery (via Casual Crossings)
- You Need This for Your Washi Tape! | Kaleidocraft Wallet Review (DWRDNet on YouTube)
- On The Paper Trail Episode 19: Pen, Paper, & Ink Problems (Terminology Part 2) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- P S Y C H O ! (a mixtape) (via Austin Kleon)
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