Ken Can't Write
@kencantwrite.bsky.social
A would-be writer, playing with his writer's blocks. #fiction #folklore #folkrealism #magicalrealism #amwriting #writingcommunity
Hey, fuck AI, amirite?
April 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Hey, fuck AI, amirite?
Trying out a new way to store my most aggressive, volatile ink (Organics Studio Limited Edition Nuclear Nitrogen).
Is it unnecessary and overengineered? Yes.
Do I love it? Also yes. :)
#ink #fountainpen #fountainpenink #organicsstudio #glassware
Is it unnecessary and overengineered? Yes.
Do I love it? Also yes. :)
#ink #fountainpen #fountainpenink #organicsstudio #glassware
March 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Trying out a new way to store my most aggressive, volatile ink (Organics Studio Limited Edition Nuclear Nitrogen).
Is it unnecessary and overengineered? Yes.
Do I love it? Also yes. :)
#ink #fountainpen #fountainpenink #organicsstudio #glassware
Is it unnecessary and overengineered? Yes.
Do I love it? Also yes. :)
#ink #fountainpen #fountainpenink #organicsstudio #glassware
Ink sample time!
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help.
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help.
March 1, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Ink sample time!
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help.
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help.
Here's a sample.
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help!
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help!
March 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Here's a sample.
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help!
The "Nuclear Nitrogen" isn't dramatically different from the regular OS Nitrogen ink. The main difference I see is that the purple sheen appears more even when you're looking at it head-on.
FWIW, it writes really nice with a glass dip pen! The fact that it's sticky seems to help!
February 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Tonight I sanded the block to a smooth finish and applied the first of around 8 coats of tung oil cut with citrus solvent. Lots of woodworkers hate handing. They don't like oil b/c it's slow.
I love both, and the result is amazing every time.
Anyway, I'll post more pics when its done.
I love both, and the result is amazing every time.
Anyway, I'll post more pics when its done.
February 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Tonight I sanded the block to a smooth finish and applied the first of around 8 coats of tung oil cut with citrus solvent. Lots of woodworkers hate handing. They don't like oil b/c it's slow.
I love both, and the result is amazing every time.
Anyway, I'll post more pics when its done.
I love both, and the result is amazing every time.
Anyway, I'll post more pics when its done.
This is a little thing I'm making. It's simple, but I'm looking forward to using it.
I've been using glass fountain pens a lot lately. This means I need to have a little jar of ink handy. I also use a lap desk, so that can get precarious.
This little thing will hold my pen and a few jars of ink.
I've been using glass fountain pens a lot lately. This means I need to have a little jar of ink handy. I also use a lap desk, so that can get precarious.
This little thing will hold my pen and a few jars of ink.
February 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
This is a little thing I'm making. It's simple, but I'm looking forward to using it.
I've been using glass fountain pens a lot lately. This means I need to have a little jar of ink handy. I also use a lap desk, so that can get precarious.
This little thing will hold my pen and a few jars of ink.
I've been using glass fountain pens a lot lately. This means I need to have a little jar of ink handy. I also use a lap desk, so that can get precarious.
This little thing will hold my pen and a few jars of ink.
A little bedtime reading to cap off a good, full day.
I read the novel last year, so far Junji Ito's adaptation has been excellent.
#NoLongerHuman #OsamuDazai #JunjiIto
I read the novel last year, so far Junji Ito's adaptation has been excellent.
#NoLongerHuman #OsamuDazai #JunjiIto
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
A little bedtime reading to cap off a good, full day.
I read the novel last year, so far Junji Ito's adaptation has been excellent.
#NoLongerHuman #OsamuDazai #JunjiIto
I read the novel last year, so far Junji Ito's adaptation has been excellent.
#NoLongerHuman #OsamuDazai #JunjiIto
Happy birthday to me!
(But also to a great organization who is doing some really important work in Portland, Oregon!)
www.facebook.com/donate/11616...
(But also to a great organization who is doing some really important work in Portland, Oregon!)
www.facebook.com/donate/11616...
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Happy birthday to me!
(But also to a great organization who is doing some really important work in Portland, Oregon!)
www.facebook.com/donate/11616...
(But also to a great organization who is doing some really important work in Portland, Oregon!)
www.facebook.com/donate/11616...
Beautiful, powerful day out at the Oregon coast. I don't remember the last time I felt the wind blowing that hard. #oregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Beautiful, powerful day out at the Oregon coast. I don't remember the last time I felt the wind blowing that hard. #oregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock
Ordered a sort of Halloween palette of fountain pen ink. Not entirely on purpose, but I'm delighted with the result.
Birmingham inks are really excellent, BTW. Highly recommended.
www.birminghampens.com/collections/...
Birmingham inks are really excellent, BTW. Highly recommended.
www.birminghampens.com/collections/...
September 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Ordered a sort of Halloween palette of fountain pen ink. Not entirely on purpose, but I'm delighted with the result.
Birmingham inks are really excellent, BTW. Highly recommended.
www.birminghampens.com/collections/...
Birmingham inks are really excellent, BTW. Highly recommended.
www.birminghampens.com/collections/...
One of my abs favorite inks. Intense and strangely difficult to pin down with regard to hue, and a bright, metallic gold sheen to top it off.
This color is part of Sailor's "Ink Studio" series, where each ink is given a number instead of a name. That said, I think of this one as "Disco Era Pink".
This color is part of Sailor's "Ink Studio" series, where each ink is given a number instead of a name. That said, I think of this one as "Disco Era Pink".
May 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
One of my abs favorite inks. Intense and strangely difficult to pin down with regard to hue, and a bright, metallic gold sheen to top it off.
This color is part of Sailor's "Ink Studio" series, where each ink is given a number instead of a name. That said, I think of this one as "Disco Era Pink".
This color is part of Sailor's "Ink Studio" series, where each ink is given a number instead of a name. That said, I think of this one as "Disco Era Pink".
At least the pen & ink aren't crashing.
Wearingeul "Shoot the Moon" in a Kakimori dip pen on Cosmo Air Snow.
(Solved. Hint: Delete your font cache.)
#photoshop #photoshopsucks #TomChalky #fonts #type
Wearingeul "Shoot the Moon" in a Kakimori dip pen on Cosmo Air Snow.
(Solved. Hint: Delete your font cache.)
#photoshop #photoshopsucks #TomChalky #fonts #type
April 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
At least the pen & ink aren't crashing.
Wearingeul "Shoot the Moon" in a Kakimori dip pen on Cosmo Air Snow.
(Solved. Hint: Delete your font cache.)
#photoshop #photoshopsucks #TomChalky #fonts #type
Wearingeul "Shoot the Moon" in a Kakimori dip pen on Cosmo Air Snow.
(Solved. Hint: Delete your font cache.)
#photoshop #photoshopsucks #TomChalky #fonts #type
Spent some time at Kinokuniya in downtown pdx this evening.
March 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Spent some time at Kinokuniya in downtown pdx this evening.
Oh good GRIEF!
TikTok, take a freakin' chill pill!
TikTok, take a freakin' chill pill!
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Oh good GRIEF!
TikTok, take a freakin' chill pill!
TikTok, take a freakin' chill pill!
Sitting at a local coffee house with my wife and daughter, trying out a new bluetooth kb with my phone. #amwriting #wobkey75 #thok
September 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Sitting at a local coffee house with my wife and daughter, trying out a new bluetooth kb with my phone. #amwriting #wobkey75 #thok
Showing off some #sheen.
#fountainpen #ink #paper #stationery #journal #writing
Blue/purple ink:
Organic Studios NItrogen in a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR Fine nib
Pink/gold ink:
Sailor Ink Studio 731 in a LAMY Safari broad nib
Paper is Yamamoto Cosmo Air Snow in a journal made by Galen Leather.
#fountainpen #ink #paper #stationery #journal #writing
Blue/purple ink:
Organic Studios NItrogen in a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR Fine nib
Pink/gold ink:
Sailor Ink Studio 731 in a LAMY Safari broad nib
Paper is Yamamoto Cosmo Air Snow in a journal made by Galen Leather.
May 25, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Showing off some #sheen.
#fountainpen #ink #paper #stationery #journal #writing
Blue/purple ink:
Organic Studios NItrogen in a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR Fine nib
Pink/gold ink:
Sailor Ink Studio 731 in a LAMY Safari broad nib
Paper is Yamamoto Cosmo Air Snow in a journal made by Galen Leather.
#fountainpen #ink #paper #stationery #journal #writing
Blue/purple ink:
Organic Studios NItrogen in a TWSBI Diamond 580ALR Fine nib
Pink/gold ink:
Sailor Ink Studio 731 in a LAMY Safari broad nib
Paper is Yamamoto Cosmo Air Snow in a journal made by Galen Leather.
Finally, it is done.
www.reddit.com/r/guitarpeda...
(For now.)
I'll be posting a full write-up later.
#pedalboard #guitarpedals #guitareffects #diy
www.reddit.com/r/guitarpeda...
(For now.)
I'll be posting a full write-up later.
#pedalboard #guitarpedals #guitareffects #diy
April 27, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Finally, it is done.
www.reddit.com/r/guitarpeda...
(For now.)
I'll be posting a full write-up later.
#pedalboard #guitarpedals #guitareffects #diy
www.reddit.com/r/guitarpeda...
(For now.)
I'll be posting a full write-up later.
#pedalboard #guitarpedals #guitareffects #diy
Put the last pedal on the board. Top board looks good.
Bottom board isn't powering up. Pulled a plug somewhere.
So now I go fishing, trying to find & re-connect the loose cord. Can't see anything, have to go by finger-feelies.
Should be fun.
#guitarpedals #pedalboards
Bottom board isn't powering up. Pulled a plug somewhere.
So now I go fishing, trying to find & re-connect the loose cord. Can't see anything, have to go by finger-feelies.
Should be fun.
#guitarpedals #pedalboards
April 20, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Put the last pedal on the board. Top board looks good.
Bottom board isn't powering up. Pulled a plug somewhere.
So now I go fishing, trying to find & re-connect the loose cord. Can't see anything, have to go by finger-feelies.
Should be fun.
#guitarpedals #pedalboards
Bottom board isn't powering up. Pulled a plug somewhere.
So now I go fishing, trying to find & re-connect the loose cord. Can't see anything, have to go by finger-feelies.
Should be fun.
#guitarpedals #pedalboards
NPD: Fortin Amps Zuul+ noise suppressor
The last pedal on my board, at least for the time being. Going to be tough to fit this one in, but it'll be well worth it.
#guitarpedals #guitars #guitareffects #pedals #FortinAmplification #Zuul+
The last pedal on my board, at least for the time being. Going to be tough to fit this one in, but it'll be well worth it.
#guitarpedals #guitars #guitareffects #pedals #FortinAmplification #Zuul+
April 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
NPD: Fortin Amps Zuul+ noise suppressor
The last pedal on my board, at least for the time being. Going to be tough to fit this one in, but it'll be well worth it.
#guitarpedals #guitars #guitareffects #pedals #FortinAmplification #Zuul+
The last pedal on my board, at least for the time being. Going to be tough to fit this one in, but it'll be well worth it.
#guitarpedals #guitars #guitareffects #pedals #FortinAmplification #Zuul+
Rented Shin Godzilla on Prime without checking to see if Japanese audio was available for this Japanese film & now I've paid $3.99 for several hours of frustrated cringing.
Maybe you think that's cheap but I usually get it for free.
Maybe you think that's cheap but I usually get it for free.
April 6, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Rented Shin Godzilla on Prime without checking to see if Japanese audio was available for this Japanese film & now I've paid $3.99 for several hours of frustrated cringing.
Maybe you think that's cheap but I usually get it for free.
Maybe you think that's cheap but I usually get it for free.