One barrel. One cap. Multiple nib sections. I'm not sure how the makers of this calligraphy fountain pen set thought this was going to work. Any suggestions on how to keep a nib/section (with cartridge or converter) from drying out without the usual cap on barrel scenario? #FountainPens #calligraphy

It is forbidden to have durian on your person on board an Air New Zealand flight. It is also forbidden to have durian in your carry-on luggage. Furthermore, it is forbidden to have durian in your checked luggage. Durian "does not travel well" - and neither, I suspect, do those in its vicinity. #durian #food #travel

I can't decide what to call this new pen. Poll follows in next toot. #FountainPen

A historic day: I finished the last of the Majestic Purple ink I bought back in 2013 for hand-drafting my first novel. The novel:

Restoration Day – Deborah Makarios

#FountainPens #ink #RestorationDay #writing

Another old technology I love: the fountain pen! Pros, cons, and why this is an Old Technology for everyone:

In Praise of Old Technology: the Fountain Pen – Deborah Makarios

#FountainPens #OldTechnology #EcoFriendly

In honour of Waitangi Day, a native New Zealand bloom: poroporo. #BloomScrolling #WaitangiDay #NativePlants

A Westerland rose. #BloomScrolling #roses

On this day in 2023 I fell ill with COVID-19. In the two years since, I've developed chilblains, IBS, CFS, and alopecia. For the love of all you hold dear, do not give up the battle against this virus. Become a clean air aficionado. Stay away from others as much as possible when either you or they are sick. And #WearAMask - for yourself and for others. These three things really do make a difference. Our household average is 0.5 infections per capita. #CovidIsNotOver #covid #health

Readers, what are your comfort reads? I generally reread the Queens of Crime: Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Patricia Wentworth... #books #ComfortReading

I write my books myself. When I first started writing, I never dreamed that I would ever need to say that. But here we are. I write them myself, without the aid of the Great Plagiaristic Texcretor. At present, that mostly means lying on the sofa with a large blank book and a few fountain pens, with a couple of hours at my desk every week or two when I feel capable of sitting up. (It turns out there is a distinction between sitting up and sitting down, and it is an important one.) So if you are keen on supporting books that are 100% AI-free (also Creative Commons- licensed! CC BY-SA), you can get them here:

Works – Deborah Makarios

AND you can choose how much you'd like to pay for most of the ebooks. ($0 is an option. Reading should not be constrained by lack of income.) #NaNoWriMo #AI #FountainPens #CreativeCommons #books #writing #disability