Typewriter Stationery

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 
 

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!

 

She's Got a Ticket to Ride

Here are some older typing prompts that I banged out during Typewriter Club Live in April and May.  I've been known to scan and post typecasts long after composing them. :-)

https://arkansastypewriter.blogspot.com/2022/04/what-is-strangest-thing-youve-ever.html

https://arkansastypewriter.blogspot.com/2022/05/typewriter-club-live-scm-electra-120-in.html

I also posted one earlier this evening.  Two in one day!  Ted would be proud. :-D

https://arkansastypewriter.blogspot.com/2022/10/i-like-big-type-and-i-can-not-l.html

Green Ribbon for the IBM Selectric II!

     I was happy enough to find a working green IBM Correcting Selectric II that was fairly easy to clean and tune-up.  Now that I've discovered the colored ribbons that were available, I'm over the moon!  Even though I'm crazy about old manual typewriters, especially black shiny ones with glass keys, I can't keep my hands off electric machines, especially the Smith-Corona 6-series and this beloved Selectric.

SCM Electra 120 in Script and Stacks of Typewritings

https://typewriterdatabase.com/196x-smith-corona-electra-120.17843.typewriter

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!

Typewriter Club Live - Plans for December

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1969-montgomery-ward-signature-511d.15012.typewriter

Typewriters and Love

https://typewriterdatabase.com/197x-smith-corona-electra-120.15252.typewriter