Author: Shawn Mihalik
TAGGED MEMO PAD: A Waterproof Pocket Notebook | The Pen Addict
TAGGED MEMO PAD: A Waterproof Pocket Notebook | The Pen Addict Did you know that those tags are stapled onto your clothes BEFORE they get washed? If you think a...
How to Save a Wet Book
How to Save a Wet Book This is worth the quick read. Especially if, like me, you’ve spilled water or coffee (or wine) on your books more times than you can reme...
Unfinish, by Baron Fig
Unfinish, by Baron Fig I’m a big fan of Baron Fig’s Limited Edition Confidants (my wife goes through notebooks so fast that she tends to always have used the mo...
Galen Leather Goods
I‘ve mentioned here before that I’m a big fan of leather. While there’s something to be said for the enjoying t...
In Praise of the Humble Composition Book | Steve Best
In Praise of the Humble Composition Book | Steve Best So it is that I return to my old friend the composition book. I like the fact that while they are made by ...
The 19th Century Moral Panic Over . . . Paper Technology | Slate
The 19th Century Moral Panic Over . . . Paper Technology | Slate Detractors delighted in linking “the volatile matter” of wood-pulp paper with the “volatile min...
Why I Love My Paper Dictionary | Austin Kleon
Why I Love My Paper Dictionary | Austin Kleon Free tip for young writers: Go to Goodwill and buy a gigantic used paper dictionary for $5 and keep it on your des...
DNA of Long-Dead Cows Read from Pages of Medieval Books| New Scientist
DNA of Long-Dead Cows Read from Pages of Medieval Books| New Scientist Seven years ago, Matthew Collins at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and his colle...