JD Eames - Peaceable Writer

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best friend

26 February 2025 a year ago she died lone blue heron fishes pond I watch as rain falls My favorite spot in Golden Gate Park is North Lake, a small body of water. Generally, quiet...

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BJ 1946 - 2014

19 February 2025 cancer took her past she knows me not grasping why sun melting snow quick Today marks 11 years since one of my favorite people, a good friend, died from cancer. She had...

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16 February 2026 The draft of my novel has been completed, but there is still much work to do—tightening, editing, and polishing. This leaves more time for neglected chores, like working on this new site....

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Edison Huron in 2025

15 February 2025 Since 2009, my Edison Huron made from Bexley Yellowstone acrylic has remained the heart of my tiny pen collection. As I write this post, it sits inked on my desk between two...

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not yet spring

09 February 2025 long, bright, desert days no moisture but branches bud blankets stay on bed featured photo: a budding non-fruiting crabapple tree of some kind in a Santa Fe neighborhood.

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Ice House

19 January 2025 crust forms inside gems glisten across stucco artic cold is here if I had a better camera, if I was a photographer, perhaps the sparkling ice on the outside of the house...

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Fountain Pen posts are coming

17 January 2025 There will be some archived posts from Wordpress appearing here, but also new posts are coming. featured photo: Edison Huron, small Danitrio Cum Laude, Oberon notebook cover

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New Year Update

17 January 2025 Hey, if you’re here reading and wondering, you’re certainly special! Happy New Year to you, and hope you are buckled in for the crazy ride that’s about to begin. Not here, but...

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Tale of a Vandal Pen User: When Pens Break - Part 1

23 August 2023 The most stressed part of a fountain pen is the section grip. You know, the piece that holds your nib and feed, where you place a finger when you write, or, depending...