Mar
28
The pen is poised
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The pen here looks like a ballerina en pointe, about to pirouette around the stage. What it’s going to write doesn’t matter as much as the act of writing itself.
(Photo by L_Dan)
Oct
19
The lovely nib
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I’m sure this Monblanc would write just as well if its nib wasn’t so prettily decorated. And yet… there’s nothing like a bit of extra prettiness.
(Image by penmanila)
Sep
29
Seductive glint of gold
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(Image by bizmac)
I don’t own a Montblanc fountain pen, but oh how I covet it.
Not for the golden nib, not for the prestige of owning one. But for the pleasure of holding an object so beautiful and inviting.
I dare anyone to look at this photo and not desire a Monblanc pen of their own.
Sep
18
The promise of a blank sheet
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(Image by feverblue)
Apart from being beautifully shot, this picture thrills me with its promise. I want to be Maryann who gets the letter, but I also want to write the letter, to be the one who loops the ink onto the page.
Also, mark the pen: it seems to be one of that breed that’s stunning to look at, but probably not very comfortable to grip. Do I want one anyway? You bet!
Sep
9
The Stationery Fetishist’s Manifesto
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Photo by ItsGreg
- My love of office supplies is irrational, but it is pure. Don’t ask me to explain it, just hand over the multi-coloured index cards.
- You may want one expensive present for your birthday. I want several notebooks, some pens, and a box of funky paperclips. Make the pens Montblancs, if it makes you feel better.
- How is sharpening pencils not meditation?
- I could be a writer. If only I could settle on the perfect damn notebook, and find my favourite pen.
- Maybe I should write my book in a dip pen.
- I’m not feeling very well; maybe I should go out and buy a box of pencils to cheer me up.
- Yes, there is a point in owning quills and ink-pots in the 21st century. The quills and the ink-pots *are* the point.
- No, I do not have too many notebooks. Or enough notebooks.
- My stationery will expand to occupy all available space.
- Of course I have a pen on me.
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This post is now proudly pitching a tent at “Just Write” and “Everything Worth Reading” blog carnivals.
Sep
8
The blog is born
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I can’t keep the secret any more: I am a stationery fetishist.
(image by Gep)
Are you like me?
You can tell me. I won’t tell anyone.
