Back to basics with round nibs
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Back to basics with round nibs

This week’s currently inked returns to basics. I have a pen and ink combination for fast writing while seated and for jotting notes while standing. All balanced against options for slower writing tasks at my desk.

Round nibs are well-suited to fast writing tasks — and at odd angles. The rounded tipping writes smoothly, even when the nib is mistakenly rotated.

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The gygax method of pen selection
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The gygax method of pen selection

This is the final week before academic meetings begin in earnest. My last week of summer calls for a little chaos of my own making — before the flurry that is schooling.

Dice rolls chose my new currently inked. Two dice, in fact: a four-sided die and a twenty-sided die. The same method used to play D&D. Entropy in the driver’s seat.

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The demise of a Delike
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The demise of a Delike

Woe is me. Fie and bah and humbug. The pastel light of my pen case has dimmed. The nib collar of my pastel green Delike New Moon cracked.

The pen, all-told, survived three inkings. The New Moon was a fun writing option while it lasted.

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