The World In Pens
Business 2 Community makes the case that doodling is an effective tool to improve communication, increase productivity and spur creativity in the workplace. A Flavorwire article from a couple years...
View ArticleInterview: Novelist Zoe Sumra
Pens are one of the most basic tools that writers can use, so when whole worlds of imagination flow out of them, it seems magical. And maybe it is – the story inside a writer's head comes to life when...
View ArticleEngineers Fascinated By How Pens Work
This was a bit surprising: A YouTube video in which an engineering professor explains how a retractable pen works became a bit of a viral hit. The simple 4:43 video from Bill Hammack – "engineerguy" on...
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5 Green Pens We Recommend
A couple of months ago, I wrote about teachers and students using green ink as part of a feedback system that focuses on improving work, instead of just highlighting mistakes. That made me a little...
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Interview: Amanda Miller, the Chalkboard Lady
Art comes in all forms. It can be a pen-and-ink drawing. Or a watercolor painting. Or a delicate pencil sketch. Or sometimes, it can be a simple chalkboard menu written in a flowing hand. Meet Amanda...
View ArticleInterview: Writer Femi Martin
Femi Martin is a storyteller. She's created fiction inspired by Charles Dickens novels, shared her struggles with illness in the Achalasia Diaries on BBC 4, and captivated UK festival audiences with...
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Learn A Foreign Language By Journaling
Planning to learn a foreign language this year? Then break out a new journal. Writing by hand is a highly recommended way to improve your recall and understanding of foreign vocabulary and syntax. It...
View ArticleThe World In Pens
● Lamy's introduced a new high-end pen range – imporium – and the Naples Daily News highlights a Florida stationer that is one of only 12 in the US to carry the pens. ● BlogHer joins the adult coloring...
View ArticleReady For A Month Of Letter Writing?
If you've been trying to get yourself motivated to write more letters, then February is the perfect month for you. Two different events running this month challenge people to spend February reviving...
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● Gizmodo reports that Star Wars fever has reached the pen world with a lightsaber fountain pen from S.T. Dupont that floats on a magnetic platform and retails for more than £16,000. Dupont also offers...
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