So you have a writer in your life that you would like to get a gift for? You came to the right place because as a writer myself, I can assure you, we are fairly easy to please on the gift front. It's important to realize that someone who loves to write, whether that's on a computer, handwritten journals, notebook or loose leaf paper, has a need to take words, sentences, … [Read more...]
I can count on Crane & Co. to fill in every stationery gap I may encounter. Whether that be simple correspondence cards, enjoyable letter stationery sets or a Kate Spade paper (not handbag) indulgence. Because I live in Boise Idaho, the ability to go purchase decent stationery is limited and paltry. So it's usually the online world for me to stock my shelves with the … [Read more...]
Looking back over my writing life, I can see stages where my personal evolution of style, purpose and attention in all things I've wrote shifted. I hesitate to claim the simple act of aging has been the stepping stone to my writing maturity because I've come across people far younger than myself who already contain the wisdom I wish I had so many years ago. When I observe my … [Read more...]
There is nothing stationary about stationery. We purchase it with care and intention. We place our words and thoughts upon it's black space and then lovingly seal it up and send it away for others to enjoy. In my opinion, that is movement with profound impact. I've never met a person that didn't exclaim how much they enjoy getting something tangible in the mail. A small … [Read more...]
Every Website must have a beginning and I'll make this entry simple. Writing by hand is the black and white premise of Patrons of The Pen. Maybe it's contradictory to write about handwriting via a computer...out on the Internet, but I believe the two can meld together. I know I'm not the only one who has surfed the google highway in pursuit of new journals that make my mouth … [Read more...]