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Thorn Mooney

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Religious Studies PhD student: the paranormal, secularism, magic, spiritualism, ethnography. Lit MA. Publishing production day job. Witch author, Gard priestess, guitarist, fountain pen person, Swiftie, probably a werewolf. https://linktr.ee/thornthewitch

  1. I have a designated desk drawer with a pen tray in it. It’s also got my ink swatch rings, syringes, and tuning supplies, plus odds and ends. I have cats, so the drawer feels more secure than something on my desktop, but still makes for quick access.

    A wooden desk drawer, open to reveal a green velvet tray lined with ten fountain pens. Three more rest on an ink-stained paper towel next to the tray. The compartments of the drawer are loosely filled with single pen sleeves, more ink-stained paper towels for cleaning purposes, a pencil case, a couple of decks of playing cards, and other random bits.
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  2. It’s like having guitars with different pickup configurations, body shapes, or wood combinations, and making different choices depending on the song or the genre. Subtle, finicky, idiosyncratic, deeply personal, often imperceptible to onlookers, and really fun for someone who enjoys detail.

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  3. One of my favorite things about fountain pens is that they’re such a matter of personal preference and style. There isn’t the perfect pen for everyone, just the perfect one for you, and so much depends on your grip, handwriting, hand size, paper choice, and what you’re writing or drawing, etc.

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