Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April	First draft of “Ancestral Curse” (working title).	9 manuscript pages	Sheaffer Craftsman TD Parker 180 Majestic, model unknown† Pilot Vanishing Point	Herbin Vert Empire Noodler’s Walnut Edelstein Topaz† TWSBI Blue-black

† I hadn’t realized that the pen was so humble that I hadn’t even put together a page for it or its n^th tier maker when I pulled it out of storage. I also hadn’t really meant to use this ink again so soon, but when the idea of putting a ridiculously expensive ink (free to me, but still) into a pen so cheap it was affordable during The Great Depression tickled me deeply.

I’ll try to edit in a picture of it later. Like a lot of really cheap pens, the celluloid is quite striking.

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