Patrick Rhone

College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work | AP News

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Patrick Rhone

College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work | AP News “Everything slows down. It’s like back in the old days when you really did one thing a...

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The Penumbra Print Shop

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Patrick Rhone

The Penumbra Print Shop Today, I’m launching a new line of business: Penumbra Print Shop, a manufacturer of stationery with interesting capabilities. Why s...

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Young Fingers Thinking Early

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

An advertisement for Royal Typewriters from Life Magazine, January 6, 1941.

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In Praise of Pencils – MacSparky

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

In Praise of Pencils – MacSparky Overall, there’s an appealing simplicity to pencils. There’s no cables or batteries or sync issues—you just pick it up an...

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Typewriter Repair Costs and Valuation: Professional Shops versus Collectors versus First Time Buyers | Chris Aldrich

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

Typewriter Repair Costs and Valuation: Professional Shops versus Collectors versus First Time Buyers | Chris Aldrich For the sake of clarity, I’ll be addressing...

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Posted on May 2, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time — Colossal From postage stamps to jetliner specifications to items h...

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Posted on April 6, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

handwritten moods – The Homebound Symphony One of things I most enjoy about doing archival research on writers is the discovery of their handwriting. Some wonde...

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Posted on March 12, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

A journal is the path of pebbles you leave behind you, so you have the security of knowing you can always return. — Samara O’Shea

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Posted on March 11, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

Cultural Offering — Memories of The Blue Book I always felt a sense of relief when I turned in my test, dropping it on the desk and exiting room. I don’t rememb...

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Posted on February 28, 2025 by Patrick Rhone

I took the occasion of Shawn’s deciding to update his portion of the What We Use page to update mine (which had not been done since 2018!). I’ve fou...