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.
Day 31 in Lockdown: It's now officially been a month
Baby Rocket or Princess Fattyma, depending on my mood. He’s a boy, but Princess seems to suit him.
My lockdown companions are really letting themselves go to seed. Pussy is looking fatter and more contented than ever, and dominating the spare bed with his incessant lounging. Here’s to the second month of lockdown and quarantine, which we embark upon tomorrow morning.
Day 29 in lockdown: The View from the Desk
Water smooth as glass. Cold but clear. Essentially a pleasant morning.