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The online musings of Michelle Geffken, essayist, mom, sketcher, and teacher. Also a collector of vintage typewriters.

In the midst of a booklength project.

I glean stories, images, and resources that restore resilience and inspire wonder, in myself and those whose lives I touch—a gathering of wonder.

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Molly Ovenden, Typewriter Poet (Giveaway Adventure Pt 2)

Molly Ovenden, Typewriter Poet (Giveaway Adventure Pt 2)

An Adventure in Giving Away Typewriters

An Adventure in Giving Away Typewriters

Boston-Area Type-Out

Boston-Area Type-Out

The Paperblogging Typewriter Giveaway 2023

The Paperblogging Typewriter Giveaway 2023

John Adams & the Quote that Framed Our Year

John Adams & the Quote that Framed Our Year

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On the Collecting Habit & 14 Reasons I Collect Typewriters

On the Collecting Habit & 14 Reasons I Collect Typewriters

So You Want to Buy a Typewriter?

So You Want to Buy a Typewriter?

27 Ways I Use a Typewriter

27 Ways I Use a Typewriter

current reads

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Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write

By Johnson, Alex

Lovely illustrations within. Got to love that Hermes 3K on the cover, and the Hermes green color.

Illustrators' Sketchbooks: Inside the Creative Processes of 60 Iconic and Emerging Artists

By Salisbury, Martin

A Year Unfolding: A Printmaker's View

By Harding, Angela

By Nobbs, Michael

I write about the author, Michael Nobbs, in numerous posts.

typewriter diaries

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Typewriter Diaries: Olympia SM9 Revisited

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia SM9 Revisited

Typewriter Diaries: the Imperial Good Companion

Typewriter Diaries: the Imperial Good Companion

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia SM3

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia SM8 & SM9

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia SM8 & SM9

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia Splendid 99

Typewriter Diaries: Olympia Splendid 99

“There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.”

— Ursula LeGuin

other typewriter tales

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Molly Ovenden, Typewriter Poet (Giveaway Adventure Pt 2)

Molly Ovenden, Typewriter Poet (Giveaway Adventure Pt 2)

An Adventure in Giving Away Typewriters

An Adventure in Giving Away Typewriters

Boston-Area Type-Out

Boston-Area Type-Out

The Paperblogging Typewriter Giveaway 2023

The Paperblogging Typewriter Giveaway 2023

Crappy Draft by Real Woman

Crappy Draft by Real Woman

The Typewriter Cat is Getting Fat

The Typewriter Cat is Getting Fat

The Incomparable Power of Writing Yourself a Letter

The Incomparable Power of Writing Yourself a Letter

An Analog Magazine Interview with Tom Furrier

An Analog Magazine Interview with Tom Furrier

A TV Interview at the Typewriter Shop

A TV Interview at the Typewriter Shop

Typewriter Poetry, Sean Petrie, and an Awesome Librarian

Typewriter Poetry, Sean Petrie, and an Awesome Librarian

So You Want to Buy a Typewriter?

So You Want to Buy a Typewriter?

Hopping on the Hermes Bandwagon

Hopping on the Hermes Bandwagon

27 Ways I Use a Typewriter

27 Ways I Use a Typewriter

posts on nature journaling

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Coping with COVID Through Art & Nature

Coping with COVID Through Art & Nature

How Do You Teach Nature Journaling? With Love

How Do You Teach Nature Journaling? With Love

A Seat at the Back of My Class: Nature Journaling

A Seat at the Back of My Class: Nature Journaling

The Smallest Art Goal: Pencil Inches

The Smallest Art Goal: Pencil Inches

When a Gift is More than a Gift

When a Gift is More than a Gift

Be Comfortable with Questions, not Answers

Be Comfortable with Questions, not Answers

An Early Morning Winter Walk with John Muir Laws

An Early Morning Winter Walk with John Muir Laws

If You Can Paint One Leaf, You Can Paint the World

If You Can Paint One Leaf, You Can Paint the World

Audio: Nature Journaling & John Muir Laws

Audio: Nature Journaling & John Muir Laws

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