Sometimes, rarely, you can find an independent listing for a short story if you search for it, but it is definitely a limitation of the platform in general.
Someology
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Sure! I've been using it for about 7 months. Just experimenting with GoodReads alternatives to tracking what I read. Mine is [email protected]
FYI, if you currently use GoodReads, you can export your user data from there, and import it into your Bookwyrm account. It isn't perfect, but it got the majority of my books properly. I think out of hundreds of books, there were something like 30 that it couldn't auto find and import for me.
Definitely not! With a fountain pen, you don't have to press as hard when you write, so it's easier on your fingers and hand (as long as the pen fits your hand and grip style decently). So, it can be an ergonomic boon. It can also be more environmentally sound, as you can refill a cartridge many times from a recyclable glass bottle of ink (instead of throwing away and entire pen each time the ink runs out). Also, it just feels nice to write with a nicely working fountain pen. Much nicer than with a ballpoint.
As a teenager, I was not into handwriting, but I did like History, gadgets, and cool colors of ink. A teacher at my school offered a calligraphy elective, and several of my friends took it, and several more took up the calligraphy hobby. My handwriting did not translate well into calligraphy, but the pens were cool in a gadgety/historical way (and far more ink colors were available than with ballpoints). Then, a friend and I discovered Parker Vector "normal" fountain pens at a discount store for around $9 (with several cartridges of ink!). That was the beginning!
I don't love it, but I did try it out, since that's the biggest fountain pen group I've found outside Reddit and the Fountain Pen Network forum.
Thanks for you work on this! What is the planned time for the outage?
That is definitely a drama pen! I'd be bothered if it can't post, but it is definitely fun to look at.
Hobby subs, definitely. History subs. Book subs are low membership so far here. r/tea and r/sewing/, being some favorites.
Sometimes a friend shelves a book on GoodReads or Bookwyrm (the fediverse book tool/communities) which catches my eye. There's a SF/F bookclub podcast I listen to, and I learn about new authors and books that way (The Sword and Laser http://swordandlaser.com/). Then, I also get leads from talking about books with friends or co-workers. And, listening to other podcasts and talk radio programs, I get leads on books with different topics. For example, the NPR show Science Friday reviews books and interviews authors from time to time (and they also have a book club: https://www.sciencefriday.com/scifri-book-club/ ). The BBC Radio show The Food Programme does the same, and also does seasonal episodes on new cookboods/food books that are coming out ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnx3 ). And also, several different book subreddits.