Once a week, or at least every 10 days, it is really nice to sit last thing at night and write to keep the pens alive. Just before bed it helps to relax. Sometimes it can be a short list of each name of pen. Like here. Sometimes a sentence or two with each pen. Reading a book at night, it can be lines written from a paragraph chosen, with each pen contributing a fragment from said book. This before going on to continuing reading it. Sets the book up nicely.

Choice of what to write down is determined by time. An hour? The opening line to a bunch of different poems from an anthology, one of my song’s lyrics, a few Medical or Thesaurus dictionary extracts, euphemisms, etc. As said. All with the different pens so they all get to stay fluid and alive. Ready for action when picked up for more elongated writing.

Also. Some blogs having been hand written (I write only a small few from time to time with the pens) do create a calmness when writing down too. The short blogs are easier to consider in pen and ink. There is something to be said in performing the act of fountain pen wielding. Wielders of Words can find sustenance in the simple act of expression. We all know that as bloggers.

Decorating the front room at the moment with ideas for the room going into overload. Mind keeps tick ticking over the inclusions for walls and floors with artwork, furniture, lighting, etc. So to switch off? Tonight? Fountain pen list, a cup of Cherry Chai tea, my current book ‘Poe Must Die’ and this quick blog.

All the best to you all and good fortune.

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BELOW? For Richard………….