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Although I have about 30 pretty fountain pens, lately I've been experiencing such joy in reaching for a bottle of ink and a simple dip pen with steel pointed nib. I have several nib holders with various nibs installed and it seems no matter which one i grab I'm enjoying the act of cursive writing. I write 1 page journal entries every few days, and i write notes and cards to people by hand now. Sometimes i use one of my fountain pens, but mostly these days i reach for a dip pen- it's so beautifully uncomplicated and immediate.

Periodically dipping the nib into the inkwell and giving a slight tap on the well or bottle lip to drop the excess off the nib before writing ten words or so... then another little dip and tap. The gentle scratching sound of the nib bouncing over loops, crosses, and dots forming words. The exquisitely fine hairline curls and luxurious thick ribbons possible with the flexible pin-sharp steel nib. The satisfaction in getting just the right amount of ink on the nib, how the ink coats the nib. There is something profoundly pleasant and comforting in this simplicity of this little ritual. It calms and soothes me....

@penfount #fountainpen #penandink #dippens #fountainpens #OldInkDay #handwriting #cursivewriting #calligraphy

Random nighttime poetry.

#poem #poetry #writing #cursivewriting #cursive #journaling #shapeshifter

On National Handwriting Day in US....Old whaling ship logs in New England help study climate change...
This is so cool.... be sure to watch the video included.
https://thepublicsradio.org/environment/whale-tales-and-weather-local-scientists-study-whaling-ship-logs-for-climate-cues/

@penfount #DipPens #ink #journaling #history #fountainpens #cursivewriting

Did you know?! The National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive.

To volunteer, all that’s required is to sign up online and then log in. You just pick a record that hasn't been done and read the instructions. It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week.

https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/get-started-transcribing

#cursiveismysuperpower #cursivewriting

Stopped to run an errand at Staples and also bought 3 new pens.

I have hundreds of pens. Everywhere.

But writing in cursive in my journal (s) is a lifelong favorite activity of mine and a huge part of my life.

So, pens. Journals and pens. Right up there with chocolate and silence for therapeutic purposes 🥰.

#cursivewriting #journaling #pens