Journaling in portrait mode is a refreshing adventure. We are afield from my typical writing arrangement of an A5 or B5 dotted/gridded notebook. Two A6 pages are the same size as one A5 page. Having an A6 journal teaches me more about my journaling preferences.

The newest pen in my collection is the Monteverde Giant Sequoia. I ordered it with a silver-colored steel F nib, which works just fine. The coloring of the pen, with its streaks of black and golden brown, calls out for a black nib. As it so happens, I had a black nib sitting in an uninked Franklin-Christoph 31.

Searching for a short-term journal — a notebook I will only use for two or three weeks — changes what I prefer in a journal. Knowing that I will leave my next journal in a few short weeks screams for experimenting. I went with a MidoriMD A6 notebook. I even had a spare cardstock notebook cover laying around. Score.

The era of my Musubi journal is coming to a close. A new journal is still run en route – and delayed by over a month. The desk cries out for a new temporary journal from the books already sitting on my shelf.