What's even more awesome than sending a hand-typed letter is getting one in return. It's better to receive than to give, ha! I'm filled with pure happiness when savoring a letter from a type pal. It's better than feeling a little insecure about writing & mailing them. Is my writing too simple? Am I going overboard with the typewriter talk? Will they like the stationery? Lately I've grown confident that I'm being totally silly. We'll all adore each other's letters no matter what, because we're all neat folks and we use cool TYPEWRITERS!
Slowly but surely I'm catching up with correspondence. I've sent out several letters these past few weeks and already I've gotten a few in return. Fun! Here's an example of the typewriter-themed stationery I make, with a letter from a year ago. I meant to post it our TypePals.com community but never got around to it, much like some of letters I've digging out and sending. Y'all know who you are! ;-D
Showing posts with label electra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electra. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Typewriter Stationery
Saturday, October 28, 2023
A Medley from my Machines
Sometimes I type stuff and then leave the paper in the platen to write more later. It makes sense for recurrent events and journaling. It's a little awkward when replying to Type Pals. I've spent way over a month writing letters, which is sort of neat to me, so I'll finish what was started and mail them off anyway. I'll even add a whole new letter, like a cover-page with apologies for taking so long to respond. This post is like one of those letters: Something old, something new, something random, something cool, in a typecast just for you.
Cute, huh? All lines are 8 syllables, so they could be songs too. I'd have to investige which typewriter was the first one. The other two are definitely from that first Electra 220 because I recognize Regency #80 by the unmistakable "g" like it's handwritten
Next are ramblings during two Typewriter Club Live chats. If you're the type of person who'll read anything just because it was written on a typewriter, then here's just the thing for you. ;-D
Yikes! That was way too many first person "I..." sentences. Learning to write better will require more thoughtful typewriting time. Fun!
Friday, October 27, 2023
February Archives
I'm always typing something during our Typewriter Club Live chats. What else are we supposed to do with our hands? I promise to do better with following through and actually posting my musings. Here's the stuff from the February chats.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Typewriter Club Live + Classic Pica Electra 120
I love all the folks who hang and chat on Typewriter Club Live! Our wonderful host Gregory Short creates fun typing prompts to get us banging on our machines to read out loud what we've typed. Of course, we always show off any new or remarkable typewriters, like my latest acquisition with a unusual typeface.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
SCM Electra 120 in Script and Stacks of Typewritings
Which is growing faster, the stacks of my typewritten stuff or my collection of old typewriters? I'm better at documenting my machines on the Typewriter Database than I am at blogging in Typosphere. I enjoy typing on them, whether I'm making repair notes, telling stories, or singing about how awesome these machines are. What matters most is that they make me want to write. Eventually I'll get there!
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