{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Discover pens","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/discover/pens","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api"},"items":[{"id":"91554140","content_html":"<p>🖋️ Sometimes 'Non Obvious' comes disguised as 'Obvious': <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/05/sometimes-non-obvious-comes-disguised.html\">john.philpin.com</a></p>","summary":"Manton suggests that Apple rarely builds anything now … ‘except the most obvious products’. I disagree, because that statement depends on two things … what is meant by ‘obvious’ and what is meant by ‘product’.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/05/sometimes-non-obvious-comes-disguised.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T00:51:33+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 00:51","date_timestamp":1780620693,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116694795926635795","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mniwth55t32m","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZL1zjWFMtA"]}},{"id":"91358261","content_html":"<p>🖋️ Just One Story From The Aftermath Of Maui: <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/02/just-one-story-from-the.html\">john.philpin.com</a></p>","summary":"This is a repost from August 2023. Life has moved on for the world - but for those caught up in it all it is their new reality. Just a reminder that whilst the news moves on at speed - reality takes time.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/02/just-one-story-from-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T22:32:47+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 22:32","date_timestamp":1780353167,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116677235425422163","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mnb5bwkgh527","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZD2u6ykXNA"]}},{"id":"91303145","content_html":"<p>🖋️ Caveat - Not My Words: <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/caveat-not-my-words.html\">john.philpin.com</a></p>","summary":"… but there for the grace of whatever power you hold true - do we all go. Sometime sooner. Sometimes very much later. But go we do. Few have the power to control ‘when’.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/caveat-not-my-words.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T04:58:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 04:58","date_timestamp":1780289902,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116673091385986390","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn7cfnznig2n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZB-JpsjtTz"]}},{"id":"91300843","content_html":"<p>🖋️ The Myth of Maslow <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/d771922df8.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/the-myth-of-maslow.html\">john.philpin.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/the-myth-of-maslow.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T03:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 03:38","date_timestamp":1780285080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116672774031136008","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn75vc6ruf2x","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZB06eHjtcV"]}},{"id":"91298373","content_html":"<p>🖋️ They Buried Smiths. 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It’s all about the lens through which you view the story.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/06/01/maybe.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T23:25:00+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 23:25","date_timestamp":1780269900,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116671781322393302","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn6prot4ga23","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DZBX_4FFjlG"]}},{"id":"91243389","content_html":"<p>Redefining categories on Micro.Blog as part of my revamp and where I can - extending my rules to automate category allocation.</p>\n<p>What I really need now is an automatic ‘un-categorisation’.</p>\n<p>Going forward posts marked <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/categories/longform/\">🖋️Longform</a> will <strong>really</strong> be Longform - not just posts with a title - but to go back and manually...</p> <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/31/redefining-categories-on-microblog-as.html\">john.philpin.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/31/redefining-categories-on-microblog-as.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T02:10:56+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 02:10","date_timestamp":1780193456,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/116666768406093931","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mn4ijxk22h26","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DY_GF81DJzt"]}},{"id":"91500074","content_html":"<p>🖋️ Abba - Meet Pink Floyd: <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/23/abba-meet-pink-floyd.html\">john.philpin.com</a></p>","summary":"I don’t really understand the concept of listening within a genre or making music within a set of stylistic limitations.","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/23/abba-meet-pink-floyd.html","date_published":"2026-05-22T20:23:44+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 20:23","date_timestamp":1779481424,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90186874","content_html":"<p>✒️ Ok, my analog writing peoples. Does this exist?:</p><p>marker/felt tip<br>doesn't bleed through the page<br>.5mm or less<br>no rubber grip to get caught in pen loop<br>clicky (retractable) for quick open</p><p>JetPens is failing me.</p><p>Closest thing I've found is Zebra Clickart but they are too thick at .6mm (and it’s really more like...</p> <a href=\"https://social.lol/@todd/116575036936658667\">social.lol</a>","summary":"","url":"https://social.lol/@todd/116575036936658667","date_published":"2026-05-14T21:24:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"toddgrotenhuis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 21:24","date_timestamp":1778793898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82440064","content_html":"<p>I got carried away by rediscovering my long-forgotten Lamy Safari. I ended up buying two more cheap fountain pens, a Pilot Kakuno and a Platinum Preppy. All with fine nibs. Now I don’t know what to do with all those pens. I guess I have to get back to journaling, then. 🖋️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mairamartins.com/2026/01/20/i-got-carried-away-by.html","date_published":"2026-01-20T07:22:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Maira Martins","url":"https://mairamartins.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F1234522b36c6e20bf24e81705a64278a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"maira"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-20 07:22","date_timestamp":1768893751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82306123","content_html":"<p>Inked my Lamy Safari with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black and it is so much better than the Lamy’s Turquoise I was using before. I thought I was too messy, smudging everything, fountain pens were not for me. Turns out it was the lamy ink! Now I’m finding excuses during the day to write by hand, lol. 🖋️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mairamartins.com/2026/01/18/inked-my-lamy-safari-with.html","date_published":"2026-01-18T07:17:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Maira Martins","url":"https://mairamartins.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F1234522b36c6e20bf24e81705a64278a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"maira"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-18 07:17","date_timestamp":1768720629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"81423158","content_html":"<p>Looking back at 2025: a year of writing slowly but thinking with curiosity. 🖋️</p>\n<p>From the note-making of Roland Barthes and Leibniz to reflections on AI and Japanese learning methods, here is a full archive of last year’s posts: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/01/06/the-posts-of.html\">Link</a></p>\n<p>#Writing #Zettelkasten #PKM #AI #Learning #Blog #2025 #Shuhari</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2025/steppingstones-large.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Stepping stones cross over a pond surrounded by greenery and fallen leaves.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/01/06/looking-back-at-a-year.html","date_published":"2026-01-05T22:25:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-05 22:25","date_timestamp":1767651930,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/115844844566252049"]}},{"id":"81399296","content_html":"<p>Been keeping a journal since 2010. This is the 7th of these notebooks. 🖋️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbloftin2speaks.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fe89a44b4f4.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://bloftin2speaks.micro.blog/2026/01/05/been-keeping-a-journal-since.html","date_published":"2026-01-05T16:29:22+00:00","author":{"name":"b.loftin2","url":"https://bloftin2.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F137337.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bloftin2"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-05 16:29","date_timestamp":1767630562,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76757182","content_html":"<p>A rediscovered Lamy fountain pen. Sat in the “Junk Drawer” for years. TOTALLY dried out. Have to put a plunger-adaptor in to clean it out. An  old friend! 🖋️✍</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://marty.micro.blog/2025/10/27/a-rediscovered-lamy-fountain-pen.html","date_published":"2025-10-27T17:58:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Marty Heyman","url":"https://symas.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMarty%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Marty"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-27 17:58","date_timestamp":1761587906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76569790","content_html":"<p>Anyone remember jQuery Mobile? Looks to be live and well on Tram Tracker. First time I actually noticed it, as I usually don’t have a need to visit the website.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/25293/2025/d58f792712.png\" width=\"432\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A webpage displays a list of tram routes and destinations, including South Melbourne Beach, East Coburg, East Malvern, and others.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://lmika.org/2025/10/25/anyone-remember-jquery-mobile-looks.html","date_published":"2025-10-24T22:11:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Leon Mika","url":"https://lmika.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F15%2F55331.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"lmika"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 22:11","date_timestamp":1761343895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uxf6lpd2feuelyey5sknpkih/post/3m3xvi4wg4g2y"]}},{"id":"65552025","content_html":"Parting ways with poetry ✒️ lite.spr.ly/6003y8Z5<p><span class=\"hashtag\">#memes</span> <span class=\"hashtag\">#imgur</span></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/imgur.com/post/3lqdjue55gc2c","date_published":"2025-05-29T20:15:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Imgur","url":"http://imgur.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ayupgjc5bn4fs3s45vgdmncaw%2Fbafkreibi2wv54x347jn7fjinhcglde7fauwleyr5zsdobhbuhmwr265ehy","_microblog":{"username":"imgur.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-29 20:15","date_timestamp":1748549700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64959698","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.herblester.com/collections/stationery\">FICTIONAL HOTEL NOTEPADS</a> 🔗🖋️😎</p>\n<p>My wallet just cried out in agony.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://goblingumbo.me/2025/05/21/fictional-hotel-notepads-my-wallet.html","date_published":"2025-05-22T01:27:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Goblin Gumbo","url":"https://goblingumbo.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F04%2F1546338.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"goblingumbo"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-22 01:27","date_timestamp":1747877254,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64321065","content_html":"<p>🖋 🔗 ⭐️ Journal 4 Shortcut - evening practice, morning gratitude and daily planning - upgraded! <a href=\"https://michael.team/journal4/\">michael.team</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://michael.team/journal4/","date_published":"2025-05-13T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Sliwinski","url":"http://michael.team/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmichael.team%2Fimg%2Fmichael.team.2022.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"michael.team"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-13 00:00","date_timestamp":1747094400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64008907","content_html":"Today's cartoon for The Times, 09/05/25 🗞️<p>✒️ Morten Morland</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/thetimes.com/post/3lopsyrmjtk23","date_published":"2025-05-09T06:40:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Latest news &amp; breaking headlines","url":"http://thetimes.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2Fd%2Fimg%2Fdual-masthead-placeholder-16x9-6a9822c61a.png","_microblog":{"username":"thetimes.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-09 06:40","date_timestamp":1746772800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"63928445","content_html":"Eighty years ago today, Winston Churchill declared the peace and Britain rejoiced.<p>To mark the anniversary of VE Day, we take a look back into our photography archive from the momentous occasion.</p><p>📸 Sidney Beadell for The Times<br>✒️ Colourisation by Jordan J. Lloyd and Joshua Barrett/Unseen Histories</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/thetimes.com/post/3longrnuufc2t","date_published":"2025-05-08T07:56:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Latest news &amp; breaking headlines","url":"http://thetimes.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2Fd%2Fimg%2Fdual-masthead-placeholder-16x9-6a9822c61a.png","_microblog":{"username":"thetimes.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-08 07:56","date_timestamp":1746690960,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"63501978","content_html":"<p>✒️ Have you tried a <a href=\"https://tomsstudio.com/collections/lumos\">Lumos pen</a>? (refillable fineliners)</p>\n<p>What did you think?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2025/05/02/have-you-tried-a-lumos.html","date_published":"2025-05-02T14:52:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"https://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"toddgrotenhuis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-02 14:52","date_timestamp":1746197577,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"64941217","content_html":"✒️ Have you tried a Lumos pen? (refillable fineliners)<p>What did you think?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/blog.grotenhuis.info/post/3lo73bhljtk2v","date_published":"2025-05-02T14:52:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Todd Grotenhuis","url":"http://blog.grotenhuis.info/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fe619eb3bfab0f4b11b534236088ed275%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"blog.grotenhuis.info"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-02 14:52","date_timestamp":1746197520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"63244855","content_html":"Today's cartoon for The Times, 29/04/25<p>✒️ Peter Schrank</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/thetimes.com/post/3lnwx3vdlys2n","date_published":"2025-04-29T09:17:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Latest news &amp; breaking headlines","url":"http://thetimes.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2Fd%2Fimg%2Fdual-masthead-placeholder-16x9-6a9822c61a.png","_microblog":{"username":"thetimes.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-29 09:17","date_timestamp":1745918220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62767227","content_html":"So last week, with all the outrageous tariffs going back and forth and the prospect of the loss of the De Minimus Exemption (which might be misspelled, but looks right for Latin), I pondered if I should pick up a new fountain pen for my birthday before any price hikes hit.<p>🖋️🧵</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/crewmansix.bsky.social/post/3lngmb2kyak2v","date_published":"2025-04-22T21:20:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Crewman Six, Snack Viking (@crewmansix.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/crewmansix.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Av4uj7imbvhskkqype6qodzzo%2Fbafkreibrda4eudrl5ica4h5rxy3plainynw44nsmstqle62fvkgwyd3bje%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"crewmansix.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-22 21:20","date_timestamp":1745356800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62368552","content_html":"<p>After listening to the <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jerry-seinfelds-rules-for-writing-how-i-write-podcast/id1700171470?i=1000658759954\">How I Write podcast on “Jerry Seinfeld’s Rules for Writing”</a> I have been dedicating a small part of each day for writing out thoughts and ideas. I am now over one month in. And as Jerry would say, “don’t break the chain.” 🎙️🖋️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/04/16/after-listening-to-the-how.html","date_published":"2025-04-17T02:30:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-17 02:30","date_timestamp":1744857027,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62368359","content_html":"<p>I had given up on my fountain pens and started to use a Sharpie S-Gel pen for almost everything. Last week, I finally cleaned out my fountain pens and started using them again around the house. I forgot how great it feels to write with a fountain pen. Glad to be back.🖋️</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/04/16/i-had-given-up-on.html","date_published":"2025-04-17T02:24:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-17 02:24","date_timestamp":1744856670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62295960","content_html":"Dear Nature 🖋️ A graduate student from southeast Asia, now based in a European country and missing her homeland, agonizes over her next career move<p><a href=\"https://go.nature.com/42gsvjv\">go.nature.com/42gsvjv</a><br><a href=\"https://go.nature.com/4cy19c7\">go.nature.com/4cy19c7</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/nature.com/post/3lmuawrpzgd27","date_published":"2025-04-15T14:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nature","url":"http://nature.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Avrsppvjc5fysqnm2zshiirey%2Fbafkreied4mi7g6jt3kmlxcyblcv5gmlld6osmgf5w5hhipsw246j7fmhna","_microblog":{"username":"nature.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-15 14:10","date_timestamp":1744726200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61806073","content_html":"<p>Mastering Typography: The Art of Perfect Font Combinations 🖋️: <a href=\"https://dev.to/learncomputer/mastering-typography-the-art-of-perfect-font-combinations-dfo\">dev.to</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://dev.to/learncomputer/mastering-typography-the-art-of-perfect-font-combinations-dfo","date_published":"2025-04-09T03:31:00+00:00","author":{"name":"DEV Community","url":"http://dev.to/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3otvb2z646ytpt1hl2rv.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dev.to"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-09 03:31","date_timestamp":1744169460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61276436","content_html":"The struggle for control of the national curriculum is a fight for the soul of English education.<p>🖋️ Pippa Bailey in this week's cover story: What is school for?<br><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2025/04/what-is-school-for?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1743586992-2\">www.newstatesman.com/politics/...</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/newstatesman.com/post/3llt3xq2sx62u","date_published":"2025-04-02T09:43:00+00:00","author":{"name":"newstatesman.com","url":"https://newstatesman.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newstatesman.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffavicon_0.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"newstatesman.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-02 09:43","date_timestamp":1743586980,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61184017","content_html":"<p>🖋️ Going for a long lunch then popping into the Pen Shoppe in the Brisbane arcade afterwards is a bad idea for my wallet.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/69755/2025/img-2292.jpeg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A dark green Pineider rollerball pen in the display case it came in.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://peterw.micro.blog/2025/04/01/going-for-a-long-lunch.html","date_published":"2025-04-01T07:22:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Wickins","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F120618.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"peterw"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-01 07:22","date_timestamp":1743492142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"61029569","content_html":"Another great day at <span class=\"hashtag\">#SMH2025</span> - fascinating papers, exciting discussion of how pre-industrial empires established imperial rule, and our panel on leadership in the Roman world - even got to the USS Alabama (BB-60).<p>Words fail to describe the conference, but fortunately, no words are necessary: 👊✒️🔥</p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/bretdevereaux.bsky.social/post/3llkuu7svks2j","date_published":"2025-03-30T03:14:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Bret Devereaux (@bretdevereaux.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/bretdevereaux.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Alp3e77mdabccgcprvoxsn7zp%2Fbafkreievjism26vfwjyju5lzcp5eyelkgf6lotlnm7siugvvurj5kk244q%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"bretdevereaux.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-30 03:14","date_timestamp":1743304440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"60589297","content_html":"<p>Fotolibro: Charles Bukowski 🖋️. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfa035310558009e48bd4edaf049755d/35b06fd80210b25d-0d/s640x960/ca6e6d0bd635accbb38b0cc60974b136a1034d9f.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/778910147426861056\">somos-deseos.tumblr.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/778910147426861056","date_published":"2025-03-24T14:30:02+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-24 14:30","date_timestamp":1742826602,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"60589296","content_html":"<p><b><span class=\"npf_color_rachel\">Fotolibro:</span> Charles Bukowski 🖋️. </b></p><div class=\"npf_row\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2Fdfa035310558009e48bd4edaf049755d%2F35b06fd80210b25d-0d%2Fs640x960%2Fca6e6d0bd635accbb38b0cc60974b136a1034d9f.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"446\" data-orig-width=\"1078\" loading=\"lazy\"></div><p><span class=\"npf_color_rachel\"><b>Fragmento:</b></span><b> Me gustan las personas que llevan una tormenta en su alma. Esas que han sufrido toda la vida. Esas que tienen algo por contar. </b></p>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/778907831070048256","date_published":"2025-03-24T13:53:13+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-24 13:53","date_timestamp":1742824393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59635426","content_html":"It's fandom <span class=\"hashtag\">#WIP</span> Wednesday, so <span class=\"hashtag\">#AO3</span> authors and <span class=\"hashtag\">#fanart</span> artists! What are we working on? Share a snippet, a teaser, or even a single word, if you'd like. 🖋️ We're curious!","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/transformativeworks.org/post/3lk6yhg3jyc2u","date_published":"2025-03-12T16:21:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Organization for Transformative Works (@otw.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/otw.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Akrdcvtm3p6sikno7br232jwt%2Fbafkreihyrhj6fe6zgeu4ai6q6tzgpfbjyrkekvatouadr2epxyq32xo6iy%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"otw.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-12 16:21","date_timestamp":1741796460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59351749","content_html":"<p>Fotolibro Charles Bukowski 🖋️. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://64.media.tumblr.com/c243c45d6f2893d3dfcd141a0d41ec4b/cb5438ef6cf6cc9e-81/s640x960/80a9b743a1a4cf29566c5a09c34e5b5e7e5dc99c.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/777494320772218880\">somos-deseos.tumblr.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/777494320772218880","date_published":"2025-03-08T23:26:04+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-08 23:26","date_timestamp":1741476364,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58749971","content_html":"My goal is 2 books per month for 24 in the year. I wish I could manage more in a single month tho as I see so many interesting wrap-up shares 🤞🏼 Maybe by years end I will have improved my speed. <br>💙📚 🖋️📚","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/lauraleonard.bsky.social/post/3ljczohbs2s2c","date_published":"2025-03-01T13:29:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Laura Leonard (@lauraleonard.bsky.social)","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/lauraleonard.bsky.social","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Favatar%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Ablcgn2kxigufwuckhnmkmqov%2Fbafkreif7kwg5xfguz3yrbx7h57oz7ygfumv5so6gfljkpbudcifunpwawu%40jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"lauraleonard.bsky.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-01 13:29","date_timestamp":1740835740,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58027778","content_html":"<p>Fotolibro Juan Rulfo 🖋️. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c86f03e6edfd1da6bb059099d9bcd5f/38b300af482ff587-0e/s640x960/d10da625419cec5b7dab23d56a3da85d98952549.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/776005155672965120\">somos-deseos.tumblr.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/776005155672965120","date_published":"2025-02-20T12:56:26+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-20 12:56","date_timestamp":1740056186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58004032","content_html":"<p>Fotolibro Juan Rulfo 🖋️. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://64.media.tumblr.com/4c86f03e6edfd1da6bb059099d9bcd5f/38b300af482ff587-0e/s640x960/d10da625419cec5b7dab23d56a3da85d98952549.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/775973373995106304\">somos-deseos.tumblr.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/775973373995106304","date_published":"2025-02-20T04:31:16+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-20 04:31","date_timestamp":1740025876,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58004028","content_html":"<p><span><b>F</b></span><b><span>oto</span><span>l</span><span>ib</span><span>ro </span><span>Ju</span><span>an</span><span> </span><span>Rul</span><span>fo 🖋️.</span><span>  </span><span>  </span><span> </span><span>  </span><span>  </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>  </span><span>  </span><span> </span><span>  </span><span>  </span><span>  </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><div class=\"npf_row\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F4c86f03e6edfd1da6bb059099d9bcd5f%2F38b300af482ff587-0e%2Fs640x960%2Fd10da625419cec5b7dab23d56a3da85d98952549.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"318\" data-orig-width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\"></div><blockquote><p><b><span>Fra</span><span>gme</span><span>n</span><span>to</span><span>: P</span><span>er</span><span>o </span><span>s</span><span>i s</span><span>é qu</span><span>e </span><span>a </span><span>v</span><span>ec</span><span>es</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>cu</span><span>an</span><span>d</span><span>o </span><span>me</span><span> e</span><span>x</span><span>a</span><span>m</span><span>i</span><span>n</span><span>ó</span><span> </span><span>e</span><span>l</span><span> </span><span>a</span><span>l</span><span>m</span><span>a</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>l</span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>s</span><span>i</span><span>e</span><span>n</span><span>t</span><span>o</span><span> </span><span>u</span><span>n</span><span> </span><span>p</span><span>o</span><span>c</span><span>o</span><span> </span><span>q</span><span>u</span><span>e</span><span>b</span><span>r</span><span>a</span><span>d</span><span>a</span><span>.</span><span> </span></b></p></blockquote>","summary":"","url":"https://somos-deseos.tumblr.com/post/775962675891126272","date_published":"2025-02-20T01:41:14+00:00","author":{"name":"⏳𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃⌛","url":"http://somos-deseos.tumblr.com//","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2F64.media.tumblr.com%2F3ef0194dd3a645cb34368189bd4f8ad2%2F1f8c05a5280fcadf-4b%2Fs128x128u_c1%2F70d552cadf5a3084165a8d6b28c0dedae15d28a0.pnj","_microblog":{"username":"somos-deseos.tumblr.com/"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-20 01:41","date_timestamp":1740015674,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}