Category: Essay

By Johnny Gamber I am writing to praise what’s become — to my mind — the humble Moleskine. The brand seems to be flourishing these days. There are always ...

By Sean Sharp I recently finished the book by Haruki Murakami titled, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, which, for lack of a better descriptive phras...

Despite those who say it’s dying. That it’s obsolete. That, more and more, machines will take over the tasks we use handwriting for. That schools wi...

by Garrick van Buren As amazing as our current electronic technologies are – despite their strengths – are terribly, terribly ephemeral. The code th...

Since early this year, I have been compiling a Commonplace book I’ve called Core. The idea was taken and slightly modified from one Shawn Blanc floated ca...

I’ve been thinking a lot about signatures lately. All who are literate have one. It is one of the first things we learn to write. It is a defining and dee...

I’ve long had an issue with giving and reviving greeting cards for special occasions. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the sentiment involved and en...