Writing Techs…
Well in the being there was Crayola Crayons or maybe it was finger paints or maybe something else. From there it evolved into pencils, pens, & markers. It stayed there for years & years. I probably didn’t try anything new until I was 13 or 14 when I actually used an old electric typewriter (before that my mom typed anything of mine that needed to be typed). I don’t remember if it was her making me learn or if it was me wanting to do it for myself. It should be noted that I evetually became a decent typist (about 50 wpm with about 95% accuracy). It was at that time (13-14 years of age) that I discovered & fell in love with the untra-fab fountain pen. It’s a lover affair I still have today. Nothing much changed until I was about 18 when I got my first computer & that was mostly used for college papers & really bad teenage poetry. It stayed that way through college & then work. Now most of my “written” communication is based in text messages & emails. However, as I stated before if I hand write anything there’s about a 97% chance that it’ll be done in fountain pen. Right now it’s a given in that in my pocket or shoulder bag is my $200 Waterman Fountain Pen (& usually a disposable Fountain Pen as well), it’s not lie – I get anxious without it. Lastly, I’m dreading the day when there’s a machine attached to my brain that translates my thoughts into words because I think some crazy messed up shit from time to time.
