"Pereira Maintains" is a novel by Antonio Tabucchi. I first read it thirty years ago, and l keep returning to it whenever the summer heat comes back, whenever I cook an omelette.
Pen: Asvine V126, 1.1 stub
Ink: Pelikan Brilliant Brown (with a few drops of black)
Paper: Canson Marker (back)
Pen: Hongdian M2, extra fine nib
Ink: Pelikan brilliant brown
Paper: Canson Sketch
Pen: Asvine V126 - 1.1 stub nib
Ink: Pelikan 4001 brilliant brown (with some drops of black)
Paper: Mont Blanc by Pigna
On my lips was the taste
of a morning you invented.
Now the rain is falling on my blue lips,
on the quiet paths inside the soul
scentless stories, my only truth.
Pen: Namisu Nexus with TWSBI 1.1 nib
Ink: Noodler’s Apache sunset
Paper: Mont Blanc by Pigna
Not really my style, I had to slow down and adapt to an unusual rhythm. The pen is finicky but glorious when it clicks.
Pen: Pilot Custom 742, FA nib
Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Salix
Paper: Mont Blanc by Pigna
Pen: yellowed Noodler’s Ahab with a titanium F nib
Ink: Diamine Ancient copper
Paper: Canson sketch