What I Talk about When I Talk About Running Journal
By Sean Sharp I recently finished the book by Haruki Murakami titled, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, which, for lack of a better descriptive phras...
Category: Essay
Handwriting will not die…
Despite those who say it’s dying. That it’s obsolete. That, more and more, machines will take over the tasks we use handwriting for. That schools wi...
If you wanted to ensure it lasted for 150 years – you’d choose paper.
by Garrick van Buren As amazing as our current electronic technologies are – despite their strengths – are terribly, terribly ephemeral. The code th...
One Writer’s Hunt for the Perfect Pencil
by Harry Marks Hemingway used them. Steinbeck, too. I was as shocked as anyone to learn pencils are used for more than just filling in the bubbles of a Scantron...
The Occasion Book
I’ve long had an issue with giving and reviving greeting cards for special occasions. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the sentiment involved and en...
Fountain Pens Are Actually Fascinating – YouTube
Fountain Pens Are Actually Fascinating – YouTube. I own a Pilot Vanishing Point with an XXF nib customized by Richard Binder, who is featured in the video...
Portrait of a Letterpress Printer on Vimeo
“I won’t say it’s a church. I won’t say it’s a sacred place. But it certainly is special.” Portrait of a Letterpress Printer...
Why Analog?
I was recently spurred to answer a question about why I prefer writing by hand these days — more specifically using pen and paper — over many of the digital too...