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We’ve Moved…Again…& Whatever Happened to the Great American Motel?

07/23/2020

We have a guard toad, so watch out. He might spray you with toxins. Nature…

How Do I Restore a Conklin Crescent

05/30/2020

We are by no means done with the Decameron 2020 Project. However, I felt like…

Decameron 2020: The Fencing Champion—Part 2

04/28/2020

Among my many careers, I was a fencing portrait photographer. The following are photos I…

Decameron 2020: The Fencing Champion—Part 1

04/24/2020

This is me on the left with my University of Montana fencing mates after we…

Decameron 2020: Love Against the Odds

04/02/2020

“Oh my God, Ray,” said Valentine, sliding into his side of their usual booth with…

The Decameron 2020 Project

03/25/2020

Even under the age of 10, I was one morbid kid with a dark sense…

Arkansas Pen Show Cheats Covid-19

03/20/2020

Have you ever lived through a hurricane? I was visiting my grandmother in Cocoa Beach,…

Arkansas Pen Show or Bust!

03/10/2020

Honestly, I haven’t even caught my breath from the Baltimore Pen Show, and now I’m…

Baltimore Pen Show, Here We Come!

02/25/2020

For the last several years, we have heard about the splendor of the Baltimore Pen…

Search by Nib Size

02/16/2020

You can now search for our pens by nib size. Although this box is just…

How Do I Re-Sac a Vintage Pen

02/05/2020

You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, the old saying goes, and…

Another Crazy Summer

08/25/2019

Dawn and I take a coffee break during our busy summer of 2019. I’m engaged!…