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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 6h

I lost my job at the Northmoor National Park Visitor Centre for telling schoolchildren there are things living in the mist that will try to follow it into our homes. Keeping children safe with folklore shouldn’t be a sackable offence. - Trudy Whirlen, quoted in the Hookland Echo newspaper, 1981

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 5h

shouldn’t it be the balls room?

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23h

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 10h

It has to be ‘the fountain pen you have on you’ otherwise a Uni One or Zento. I have used Energel but they do smudge and fade*… one needs pigment based ink otherwise your notes are gone in 5 years or less.

* applies to fountain pen inks as well so I prefer permanent/document/pigment vs dye based

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homebakedart @m-rk.bsky.social · 3d

A turquoise and blue ink drawing with fountain pens for #ARCTIC #INKTOBER #art

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 11h

Yes for journaling you need a plus one :-)
The idea book is skinny so that’s great for extemporizing poems lists or ideas, but quite thin.
The Life book has a section for each year of your life which is cool.
They fit together in the cover Traveler’s NB style.
The paper is ~as good as TMR

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 12h

I gave up on Hobonichi disry A6) because a day to page made it too hard to flip around and see ahead, and I kept putting appointments in the wrong month :-(
So I tried Kokuyo Jibun Techo which gas a two page spread per week. I have stuck with that now.
The cover holds a note book plus the life book

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 12h

Love stalogy notebooks :-)
A6 in that cover would be good :-)
Enjoying also Perpanep zarazara (Kokuyo) and md (Midori)

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Matt Nedostup @nedostup.bsky.social · 3d

Sketching in the Elizabeth Street Garden. Fountain pen, ink wash, two kinds of white pen and green marker on toned paper. #urbansketchers #nycurbansketchers #nyc

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 13h

I can recommend the Kokuyo WITH pen case. Room for 4-5 pens plus a clip in pouch outside plus the killer feature— a strap which allows you to attach it to a book, notebook, or journal.

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Darius @dariusl.bsky.social · 3d

New fountain pen ink day! I’ve wanted to try the Akkerman inks ever since they came out and this “Business in the front, party in the back” blue black made for @gourmetpens.bsky.social is right up my alley! I’ve still got to finish a fill of Bungubox Imperial Purple before I can try it tho.

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alex guenther @guentheralex.bsky.social · 2d

new #sonnet. true story of when i got a bit upset for a while about something yesterday. thanks for reading! #poetry

panic.

an instant, and impenetrable gloom’s
descending, blinding me, converting street
to blur and shade; i’m frozen in complete
despair and panic. everyone assumes
they’ll be heroic when disaster looms,
but i’m suspended. calling it defeat
is understatement - thoughts alone unseat
my faculties at once; the shock entombs

and paralyzes. all i smell is ash
and putrefaction, all i feel is numb,
incapable of thought beneath the blades

of anxious inner agony. i thrash
in terror - then you mention that it’s dumb
to overthink this, and the moment fades.

a sonnet, a jinhao 9019 fountain pen, and a mug that claims "50 never looked so good"

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BigDogBo @bigdogbo.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Sometimes, you just have to come home and do a little pen maintenance.

And yes, if you don’t get a little on your hands, you’re not doing it right….

My pens in my Galen Leather A5 folio zippered case with my journal. Pens are, from left to right:

Conklin Duragraph Fountain Pen in Orange Nights

Conklin Endura Abalone Shell

Wordsworth & Black Racing Green

Xezo Urbanite Acrylic in Modern Blue

Monteverde Regatta Sport Fountain Pen in Orange/Carbon Fiber

Conklin 1898 Misto Flare

My right hand in front of my folio with ink spots.

My left hand in front of my folio with ink spots.

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh is that a Hobonichi cover?
I have one I put a Muji notebook in for journaling & occasionally poems if my Kokuyo soft ring is misplaced :-)
Fountain pen is a Monteverde MP1 in blue. (Piston filler)

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alex guenther @guentheralex.bsky.social · 2d

four to six a.m.,
counting each breath in and out;
deep woods, skittish deer.

#haiku #poetry

this haiku and the platinum prefounte fountain pen that wrote it. muji espresso. pilot shin ryoku ink. small part of a man's pant-clad thigh

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MarcoMaps Bernardini @marcomaps.bsky.social · 2d

A fast, little fountain pen sketch study of @nolanillustration.bsky.social art - to improve and quicken my lineart and my texturing! It was DEFINETLY a fun challenge to stay into 10 minutes.

A small sketch of a hobbit house built on a hillside

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 1d

The Midori md one day journal (with removable corners to mark place)

Kokuyo Perpanep journal, has three smoothness grades zarazara is the fountain pen one and is fantastic. And it lies completely flat.

Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 1d

SketchInk Lili
Test it though it is gray or almost black depending on the pen.

Also Kaweco gray is worth a look

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Dave Garbutt @davgar51.bsky.social · 1d

I find a Platinum Plaisir 03 (Fine) and carbon ink performs pretty well.
But you are right it is definitely a problem.
I suspect the reason is to keep the printing ink cheap…

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Poncho McFloofy @ponchomcfloofy.bsky.social · 1d

I remember seeing it and it was incredible, without error, in fountain pen ink, scrolling and with balloon flourishes.

She said that she complemented the elegance of the writing and how cultured the writer had to have been, etc. to her orchestra colleagues. There was never another hate letter 😆 🤣 😂

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 1d

🏖️ The birds of Europe..
London, Printed by R. and J.E. Taylor, pub. by the author, 1837..

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Illustration of a European Roller bird perched on a branch with pale green leaves. The bird features vibrant turquoise-blue plumage on its head, chest, and tail, with rich brown and deep blue feathers on its wings. The background is plain, highlighting the bird’s detailed coloration and delicate stance. The image, from an 1837 publication, showcases the Roller’s distinctive bright colors and sleek body, associated with beach and coastal habitats in Europe.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 1d

Really quite hard to comprehend how on-the-nose this whole thing is

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 2d

If you're in, or near, London, Luke is giving a talk at Kairos on 28 October (www.kairos.london/events/).

Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 2d

In history, civilizational collapse usually benefits the 99%, not the dominating 1%. Enjoy this powerful interview of @lukekemp.bsky.social by @racheldonald.bsky.social, both my colleagues, on his book Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMbt...

Collapse for the 99% | Luke Kemp

YouTube video by Planet: Critical

www.youtube.com

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 2d

My god, this is like something out of Kim Stanley Robinson. Absolutely chilling to see

The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 2d

'Another unoccupied house collapsed into the ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks on Saturday night. It's the 11th house to collapse since mid-September.

In total, 22 homes have collapsed into the ocean in the area since 2020.'

via AccuWeather [X] #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevel

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 2d

The Carpathians stretch across a staggering seven countries—Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, ? Serbia—feeding two of Europe’s major rivers and sheltering top predators: bears, wolves, and lynx.

Step into the wild & explore this biodiversity giant: https://bit.ly/3CjY7KV

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for this prompt, which I think took me almost as long to write out as my poem itself, but also gave me the opportunity to tell people about my favourite friend 🖤

#SoTellMeWhoYourFriendsAreAndI'llTellYouWhoYouAre

#PromptCombo #poetry #blueskypoets

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