Notes on paper, notebooks and ink — what holds up to a fountain pen, what fades, and what is simply nice to write on.

• What paper weight actually tells you (and what it doesn't)
  14 September 2026

  52, 68, 90, 120 gsm — why a heavier sheet isn't automatically a better one, and why coating matters more than grams.

• A year of dot grid: notes from twelve notebooks
  29 July 2026

  I filled a notebook a month for a year. Some bindings survived the backpack, some did not. Here is the short list.