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Perspectives on Paper: Understanding Its History, Culture and Art

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Shawn Mihalik

Perspectives on Paper: Understanding Its History, Culture and Art She began with a question: “What are students’ note-taking practices?” There...

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DNA of Long-Dead Cows Read from Pages of Medieval Books| New Scientist

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Shawn Mihalik

DNA of Long-Dead Cows Read from Pages of Medieval Books| New Scientist Seven years ago, Matthew Collins at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and his colle...

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Hemingway’s Mighty Pencil

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

If you write with a pencil you get three different sights at it to see if the reader is getting what you want him to. First when you read it over; then when it ...

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A Brief Review of Two New Notebooks from Jet Pens

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

I recently purchased two new notebooks being offered by Jet Pens. As many already know, I’m a notebook addict and despite my lack of need can’t seem to stop buy...

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Hemingway’s Writing Studio

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

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John Gruber Shows His Work On Markdown

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

John Gruber shared a shot of a notebook on Twitter showing his earliest work on Markdown. I use Markdown syntax for almost everything I write on the Internet an...

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Shawn Today

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Patrick Rhone

Shawn Today It was just about a year ago that I began buying a dozens and dozens of books in my research for The Focus Course. I bought physical copies because ...

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Paper now. For the future!

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Patrick Rhone

If you wanted to ensure it lasted for 150 years – you’d choose paper. — Garrick van Buren (@garrickvanburen) September 14, 2015 What we believe in.

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Keep a notebook quote by Jack London

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Patrick Rhone

“Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up in your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable th...

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Never Mind the Bleedthrough

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Patrick Rhone

by Dwayne Lively A lot of fountain pen users lament that many notebooks, even some expensive ones, allow enough bleedthrough and ghosting to render the backside...

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