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The Japanese ink fellowship has broken
I tapped a non-Japanese ink for the first time in 2026. The fellowship, it seems, has broken.
Jan 28
6
A little tweak and much-improved ink flow
Aligning the ink channel and nib’s tines made a world of difference.
Jan 24
2
1
Substituting one architect for another
I swapped a mini architect-like grind for a broader architect. The ol’ switcheroo.
Jan 21
5
Tracking favorites with ink swatches
Ink swatch cards are also a vehicle for thoughtfully tracking which pens and nibs and inks I use.
Jan 18
9
2
1
mnmlscholar has migrated to le substack
I’ve moved the blog over to Substack. New posts, updates, and resources are available over on yonder platform. This old site will remain open for about…
Jan 11
Historically anchoring the week’s palette
A new year calls for a fresh desk of inked pens.
Jan 7
6
Umm ... where are your older posts?
Older posts are in a temporary archive until I finish porting each over to Substack.
Jan 3
1
September 2025
A thrice of shimmer without the shine
Three of the week’s inks are technically shimmer inks.
Sep 25, 2025
2
2025 state of the scholar, tray two
This post is part of a series of reflections, each focused on one of six trays comprising the current state of my collection.
Sep 20, 2025
2
A critical mass of Diamine
I unintentionally inked 80% of this week’s totable writables with liquid from Diamine’s science chambers.
Sep 17, 2025
3
Even beastly pens are fragile beings
I sat for an all-faculty meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Sep 14, 2025
4
August 2025
2025 state of the scholar, tray one
This post is part of a series of reflections, each focused on one of six trays comprising the current state of my collection.
Aug 23, 2025
3
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