Jul
30
2008
The Lost Art of Writing With a Fountain Pen
Posted in the Category of New New Things and Writing Tips
I noticed Chris when I was walking through National Airport in D.C. yesterday. Sitting at Starbucks, he was writing in an old-fashioned ruled journal with a fountain pen. Nearby, at the ready, was his ink-stained blotter. At the adjacent table was another guy with, predictably, an open laptop.
I was so astonished that I circled back and asked if I could take a photo. Chris was quite agreeable. "It's my sanity," he said. He had on green sneakers and was on his way to Aspen, CO.
Can you remember when you kept a journal?…
I wake to dense fog cocooning our little house. All is not quiet, however. I can hear a fog horn punctuating the distance. A gull caws. Someone is hammering. A car goes by.
