Aspergirl4hire
Mage, Sage, Revolutionary
I have some personal objects without which I cannot effectively function. When two of these, both fountain pens, were "lost" a year ago, I had to attempt to replace them. I found one of the same; the other is irreplaceable, but an upgrade from another product line may do.
The only thing that prevents me from really collecting pens, other than the cost, is that once a nib is worn to my hand, I can't stand to be without it. The replaced pen is my daily workhorse, a matte black Namiki that looks like an attack submarine. The lost one is a Waterman Phileas chased in gold with an ultramarine blue resin.
There are other objects that keep me "me" or that haunt me: my college signet ring, a leather neck pouch without insignia that held a pen with the grace of a necklace and the presence of a weapon holster. My library.
Are you a pen person? A collector of pens, or any scribing object or scribed object, such as scrimshaw or intaglio carving? What's your signature object, the item that says "you" to other people, the one that would appear with you if someone were to paint you or photograph you?
The only thing that prevents me from really collecting pens, other than the cost, is that once a nib is worn to my hand, I can't stand to be without it. The replaced pen is my daily workhorse, a matte black Namiki that looks like an attack submarine. The lost one is a Waterman Phileas chased in gold with an ultramarine blue resin.
There are other objects that keep me "me" or that haunt me: my college signet ring, a leather neck pouch without insignia that held a pen with the grace of a necklace and the presence of a weapon holster. My library.
Are you a pen person? A collector of pens, or any scribing object or scribed object, such as scrimshaw or intaglio carving? What's your signature object, the item that says "you" to other people, the one that would appear with you if someone were to paint you or photograph you?