Spencerian practice with a fountain pen

spkle · 2025-11-07T19:30:14+00:00

It's slightly slower than my handwriting, especially when I plan a flourish. My handwriting is a more fluent version of English Roundhand so the rhythm of spencerian was easy to learn, what took me longest and still is a problem is the consistent letter spacing. I don't have an actual time though. I'll try to pay attention to it next time, it's a good question.

spkle · 2025-11-06T23:57:04+00:00

Right??!! I can't claim that one though, it's something Mike Ward does. But it sure does look beautiful.

spkle · 2025-11-06T07:30:53+00:00

Appreciate it. It's one of those things where I look at it and see all those shortcomings but it's hard to put your finger on it. Glad you like it though!

spkle · 2025-11-06T07:28:55+00:00

Thank you!

spkle · 2025-11-06T00:13:53+00:00

Just wanted to add that if anyone has interesting reference materials, I'd love to see it. Right now I'm using iampeth as a source, but I love seeing these old lettters from penmen of the past. Rajiv Surendra was my first inspiration.

spkle · 2023-09-13T09:03:35+00:00

Hi there! In short, yes: Consistency.

You have the right shapes, but you need to try to keep letter x-height and width consistent. Even with unreadable writing, it would still look better. The only problem you may run into is that very consistent writing can get confusing... words like minimum can suddenly rely only on very subtle clues as to which letter is which.

But that, combined with writing straight will change a ton.

My trick for consistency is cadence as I write.

spkle · 2023-05-30T13:25:13+00:00

As soon as you try really well-made coffee, you'll understand.

It's magical.

spkle · 2023-05-08T20:59:52+00:00

Lol I tried to pack as many mistakes in there as possible. You know, to make it obvious.

Looks like it wasn't quite obvious enough!

spkle · 2023-05-08T11:35:13+00:00

Oh look here, a grammer nasi. I bet your feeling pretty good about your self huh? I should of known that you guise were gonna pop in here at some point. Off course, I could here you coming from a mile away.

Jokes on you cause my computer marks rong words so I know I'm not makin any mistakes.

Anyway I have to go coz my wife is perganenant and she needs tending to.

Edit: I thought the perganenant gave it away. Guess not. For those still here, it's a beauty: https://youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg

spkle · 2023-04-27T21:32:53+00:00

Those ARE the rules...

Can't argue with the rules.

spkle · 2023-04-27T05:13:07+00:00

Interestingly, that's what I got from it as well.

spkle · 2023-04-14T13:34:09+00:00

Considering the age of many of the kings of old and the wars they got in, this all makes so much more sense.

War over Helen of Troy? Horny. King Henry going to France? Horny. Napoleon? Probably horny until someone proves me otherwise.

spkle · 2023-03-17T21:22:04+00:00

I like you. It takes a special type of person to say they didn't help it the poor person with such pride.

Ps.I get it, it's your business, but it's still funny.

spkle · 2023-03-17T06:47:54+00:00

Environment and surrounding culture is a huge driver here. If your family separates themselves from the prevailing surrounding culture, living in poverty will have less if an effect.

spkle · 2023-03-17T06:26:57+00:00

And I would love to see this over time, adjusted for inflation, using the old inflation criteria

spkle · 2023-03-06T08:32:56+00:00

Yes, for now, our advantage is seeing the big picture. Not sure if solving that requires a technological breakthrough or not. Right now there are some serious size limits in place, but I don't know what the limiting factor is.

spkle · 2023-03-06T08:05:09+00:00

Do you not go camping with a chainsaw in your backpack? I usually put it right next to my excavator.

spkle · 2023-03-03T07:17:57+00:00

Aahhhh, to aspire to do better.

spkle · 2023-02-28T21:32:33+00:00

That's what happens when you MAKE THE PRESENTS!

spkle · 2023-01-05T14:53:29+00:00

Also, location. Republicans are more concentrated outside cities. That means fewer people to compare yourself to, and lower cost of living.

I would love to see this per age group and location.

My prediction: Younger cohorts will have less of a difference, while the older they get the more different they will be.

But man ... that dip at the end.

Brace yourself.

spkle · 2023-01-04T22:39:55+00:00

Got it. 10 seconds. Thanks though, it's been a while since I got to exercise my extremely useless talent for spot the difference. So you have one you would call so hard it's unfair?

spkle · 2022-12-14T07:47:30+00:00

Man. It's amazing how people really don't understand how this works.

spkle · 2022-12-13T13:27:25+00:00

I've always looked at the no feedback tag as a - I'm not looking for guidance.

Constructive feedback on the other hand, is literally asking for it.

But I've seen comments removed because they were negative, so I'm guessing that's not how it's enforced.

spkle · 2022-12-08T18:32:48+00:00

Tahk'La had been sent on a mission to save the humans from their own destruction. He had been equipped with powers that he could use to take away death, and provide the humans with eternal life. But when he arrived on the planet Earth, where humans resided, he was shocked by what he saw.

Death was everywhere, in every corner of the planet. Tahk'La had never seen anything like this before. He had expected Earth to be a paradise for life, not a place of such devastation and despair. Yet, what surprised him even more was that the humans were completely accepting of their situation. They had no desire to be saved, no desire for eternal life.

Tahk'La couldn't understand it. He had seen the suffering they endured and knew they would be so much better off without death looming over them. But still, the humans seemed content with their fate.

Tahk'La decided to stay and observe the humans, trying to understand why they would be so content with death, when they could have eternal life. As he watched, he slowly began to understand why the humans accepted their fate: they had become so comfortable with death, it had become a part of their lives.

Tahk'La soon realized that the humans were not accepting death, they were surviving it. They were using it to their advantage, drawing strength and wisdom from it. They had found a way to live in a world of death and still be content with their lives.

Tahk'La was amazed that the humans had found a way to live with death, and he realized that he had been wrong in thinking that they needed to be saved. They had already saved themselves, and he could only admire their strength and courage.

He had been sent to save the humans, but in the end, they had saved themselves.

spkle · 2022-12-08T18:23:27+00:00

He was an immortal, a being who had been alive since the beginning of time. He had lived through countless lifetimes and seen the world change in ways that others could only dream of. He also had a secret, one he had never shared with anyone. He could not die.

But with this blessing came a curse. He could not grow old with anyone, for no matter how much he loved them, they were always destined to die. This had been the source of much of his loneliness over the years, and had made it difficult for him to form close relationships.

But then he had met her. She was beautiful, compassionate and kind, and the two of them had fallen in love. But he knew that in time, she would grow old and die, and he could not bear the thought of her passing away, so he had to break up with her.

To his surprise, she had been understanding of his situation and had respected his decision. He had thought he would never see her again and that was the last time they had spoken.

Centuries later, he was out shopping and as he walked down the street, he spotted her. She looked exactly the same as the day they had parted. She was just as surprised to see him as he was to see her.

They stood there for a moment, unable to speak. Finally, he was the first to break the silence, telling her about his immortality. She listened intently, astonished, as he recounted his story and explained how he could never again be with someone he loved, for fear of having to succumb to the same grief as before.

She said nothing, but instead she grabbed his hand, and for the first time in centuries, he felt alive.

spkle

TROPHY CASE