
Seeing the fun in formative mess, a mnml digest
Five links. Ten sentences or fewer. On the importance of failures. The centrality of making mistakes for teaching and writing better. And the fun to be found in formative mess.

A six-pen repeat with aspirations of empty pens
I find myself continually drawn back to my desk. The six pens I inked last week continue to soldier on, holding my interest. Solid justification to write on with last week’s sextet.

Colorfully uncommon commonplace notes
I’m a firm believer that a searchable analog database requires color. Two colors, to be precise. And a threaded keyword system so I can search notes by topic. All in one common place. A commonplace notebook.

Does it work for me?, a mnml digest
Five links. Ten sentences or fewer. On whether the apps, pens and inks I use help me work the ways I think best, or if I contort myself to work the ways those things are designed.