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The Cosmo Air Light Paper Guide: Care, Use & Ink Pairing
Cosmo Air Light is the kind of paper that makes you notice the act of writing. Not just what you wrote. The way the nib moves. The way an...
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PAPER & MATERIALS
The Tomoe River Paper Guide: Care, Use & Ink Pairing
Tomoe River Paper has a way of making a notebook feel almost impossible. The pages are remarkably thin. And yet they can handle fountain ...
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Fountain Pen Friendly Paper, Explained
Put the same fountain pen on two different sheets of paper and you may get two completely different writing experiences. On one, the nib ...
USING
The Art of Starting a New Notebook
A new notebook can be strangely intimidating. It is just paper. And yet there it is: completely untouched, every page still possible, som...
CHOOSING
How to Choose the Right Journal for the Life You Actually Live
The easiest way to choose the wrong journal is to choose one for the person you imagine you will become. The person who writes three perf...
CHOOSING
The Page Count Guide
Sometimes choosing a notebook comes down to a surprisingly simple question: How much notebook do you want? Not paper size. Not color. Not...
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The A Lovely Everyday Paper Guide
Paper changes the experience. The same fountain pen can feel entirely different from one page to the next. An ink that looks quiet on one...
RECIPES
Smoked Salmon Bagel with Zhug Cream Cheese
This smoked salmon bagel with zhug cream cheese is a fresh, colorful twist on a classic lox-style bagel. The zhug adds herbs, spice, garl...