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Happy Weekend, Rachel!

This week's e-mail is under the wire as it is Sunday at 11:38 pm Eastern US time. It was the last thing to cross off my weekend list.

I wish I didn't leave it until Sunday night. But, that's what a busy weekend will do to you. We had our last rec soccer game of the season. I built a Little Free Library. Ate some great hickory smoked chicken and tried a few new seltzers to record in my journal. Overall: good times.

Here's what's "currently inked" for this week.

Currently Swatching: a Rainbow of Inks

Thanks go to AxisofAncarchy on our Discord server for pointing me in the direction of this new tag from Ginger Peachy Pens on YouTube.

After completing the first 7 days of #30inks30days with the Sailor inks in May's Ink Flight, I asked if anyone had ideas on which colors I should pick next to continue the month. AxisofAnarchy suggested I do a rainbow of inks.

So, I'm a few days into an #InkRainbow23 which I will continue until June 23rd when I will start revealing the ink colors in June's Flight, which just left on Thursday. You can follow my #30inks30days journey on Instagram here.

Currently Podcasting: Fish & Jellyfish Pens

In this week's episode of the "Write Stuff" Podcast, I handle the Sailor 1911 Jellyfish that just arrived, discuss how I use shimmer inks, and reveal which Diamine Inkvent 2022 colors were the fan favorites. 

In this week's episode of the Pentertainment Podcast, Roy and I discuss his latest pen of the week, which involves a fish!

Shameless inky plug

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Dutch Pen Show Aftermovie

This highlight video of the Dutch Pen Show last weekend is well done and worth a quick watch. It's only 2 1/2 minutes, but it covers a lot of ground and captures the people and the energy of a pen show.

Vanessa Langton hopped over the pond to attend the show, hosting a workshop on wax seal stamps and playing pranks on various pen dealers at the 2-ballroom show.

#30inks30days Community Feature

Karyna loves to plan and write with fountain pens inks. 

In this video, she recaps days 1-8 of the #30inks30days writing challenge, showing off some lovely ink colors from Ferris Wheel Press, Dominant Industry, Sailor, and Colorverse. Lots of splattery inky goodness here!

Guess the Ink!

How well attuned are your inky senses? Guess which brand and color of ink in the above picture and click the link below to see if you are correct.

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Have a great weekend,
Tom Oddo
@inkjournal