the person behind the pen

Hi, I'm Laura. I document my way through the world of paper, ink, pens, and planners, and the soft, slow hobbies that come with them. Then I write it all down and talk about it. At length. ✶

I've been an analog person my whole life. The kid with the pen collection, the one who reorganized her stationery drawer for fun, the adult who still thinks a fresh notebook is a small event. analog laura is me finally giving that its own place.

I'm a research nerd and a lifelong learner, so I go deep: how an ink behaves, why a nib feels the way it does, what actually earns a spot on the desk. If I'm going to fuss over something, I'd rather fuss out loud and bring you with me.

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✶ favorites

pen esterbrook estie seaglass, piston filler, fine nib

ink wearingeul, the whole literary line, but the glass bead game specifically

nib fine or extra-fine, always

swatch setup natural light, no filter

✶ setup

role now 2027

daily journal sterling ink a5 grid hemlock & oak signature daily

shared with dawn hobonichi techo a6 hobonichi techo a6

commonplace nolty a5 grid nolty a5 grid

memory keeping — hobonichi weeks

weekly planning — aura estelle horizontal weeks

social media — hobonichi techo hon a6

daily journal

sterling ink a5 grid (now) hemlock & oak signature daily (2027)

shared with dawn

hobonichi techo a6 (now) hobonichi techo a6 (2027)

commonplace

nolty a5 grid (now) nolty a5 grid (2027)

memory keeping

— (now) hobonichi weeks (2027)

weekly planning

— (now) aura estelle horizontal weeks (2027)

social media

— (now) hobonichi techo hon a6 (2027)

✶ fun facts

✶ forty percent of my swatch book is purple. i have counted. twice.
✶ wearingeul shows up more than any other brand in that book and i'm not fighting it
✶ my pen case is always heavier than my laptop
✶ i write the date on every page before anything else
✶ i romanticize stationery stores the way most people romanticize bookshops

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✶ work with me

i work with ink makers, pen brands, and paper companies. i swatch everything the same way in the same book with the same lighting, so a brand gets a real comparison against forty other inks instead of a one-off flat lay. if you make something worth writing with, send me a note.

send a note

thanks for being here ✶

it means more than you know