The Ink Shot archive
From 7 May 2012 until 7 December 2021 The Ink Shot was the blog of Marcus Baumgart, an itinerant café writer, designer of buildings, animal-lover and day-by-day battling creative. This blog celebrates the practice of writing in cafés, writing fiction and non-fiction and being creative in general.
Marcus struggles to motivate without the happy white noise of lively conversation and hissing espresso machines.
Current writing tool of choice
I am currently writing with a Parker Ingenuity Deluxe Black and Red PVD finish fineliner pen. You can find them here for a very good price. It’s lovely, and won’t freak out during air travel, unlike my collection of fountain pens. I’m off to Thailand in a week, and will do all my journalling with this pen. Nice one!
Delightful Interview of an Intriguing Artist
I have a soft spot for artists of all stripes who flee the pressures of the big city to rediscover their roots, and a quieter, more creative life. Edward Monaghan is one of those artists, and this great interview on the underrated Wetransfer.com blog is food for thought. Check out the interview here.
Diana's arrow pierces the back of Hermaphroditus at Marienbad, apparently
