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Recommended: Two NYC Stationery Shops Worth Your Time

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Patrick Rhone

I was in New York City recently. It was mainly to tour area colleges and see a few Broadway shows in the evening but we did manage to get one day of shopping in...

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Zen and the Art of Fountain Pen Maintenance — The Pen Addict

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

Zen and the Art of Fountain Pen Maintenance — The Pen Addict This is an incredibly well done, practical, and thorough guide with plenty of good pictures. If you...

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How to Write a Thank You Note | The Art of Manliness – YouTube

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Patrick Rhone

How to Write a Thank You Note | The Art of Manliness For more than just men. Good tips for everyone.

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Andrea Joseph in ‘How To Write Your Name’ – YouTube

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

Wonderful lettering.

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Better Handwriting On Tap

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

by Akshata All through school and college, somewhere in the gap between the final exam and the start of a new academic year, I forgot how to write properly. It ...

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Why on earth would I want to use a pencil?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

A persuasive confessional for The Cramped by Andy Welfle I’ve always been in love with the technology behind the act of writing. Given a pen, pencil, eraser, pa...

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Building A Little Free Library

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

What is a Little Free Library? It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basi...

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Paper Based Markup Systems

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

by Patrick Rhone I’ve long been fascinated with the various methods and organizational systems people use to take notes. I’ve even been known to spo...

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Fountain Pen Guide For The Left-Handed Writer

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

by Ana Reinert Left-handed writers face some challenges when writing, but I don’t think fountain pens make it worse. If anything, I’ve found that my handwriting...

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Penmanship for the Heavy Handed

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Patrick Rhone

by J. D. Bentley Before this week, my penmanship had stayed slow, stagnant and terrible for the entire two decades I’ve known how to write. I never thought to i...

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