Author Archives: Andi Newton

“Intellectual Property”

By | | Fountain Pens, Writing
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Last year Scott Franklin at Franklin-Christoph asked me to write a story to accompany the release of their Model 40 “Panther” fountain pen. So I did. Continue reading →

Rejectigami Pigeon!

By | | Rejectigami, Writing
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Today’s mail brought the thing writers dread most — an envelope where the recipient’s address and the return address are the same. For the uninitiated, that’s an SASE, aka a self-addressed, stamped envelope. When you get one, it contains a response from an editor about a story you’ve submitted for… Continue reading →

Snow?!?

By | | Everyday Stuff
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It snowed last night. Let me rephrase that. It SNOWED last night. This is the view from my kitchen window, looking at my neighbor’s house. There’s quite a distance between our houses, but there’s also a driveway. You can’t see it in this picture. Oh, it’s there — it’s just… Continue reading →