At the end of this week’s Pen Addict podcast one of the AskTPA questions was about using a board or other had surface to write on in a chair. At the time I was sitting on the patio doing some writing on my Levenger Lap Desk. I think that’s what they called it. I checked Levenger’s website and it seems this specific design is no longer available. This one has a cushion attached to the bottom and rests on my lap while the current ones are bigger but must rest on the arms of the chair. It’s not the most stable writing surface so I wouldn’t use it for letters or anything that needed to look it’s best. I lost the elastic straps long ago, but otherwise it’s held up well over the years.
I mentioned it last week, but we’re two weeks (or less) away from two pen shows. The Commonwealth Pen Show (Boston) is on the 25th and the Dallas Pen Show is the 24th & 25th.
The Colorado Pen Showis also less than a month away, running from October 7th through 9th.
Joe Szanto posted a long recap of the 2016 San Francisco pen show: The 2016 San Francisco Pen Show: a personal perspective
I’ve added a pen show page to my resources (see 2017 shows already on the schedule), along with a page for pen clubs. These join pages for pen/nib workers long with a listing of other sites that I like to read.
What Others Are Using
Currently Inked #12 | 8 September 2016 – Pen Habit
1 Week, 1 Pen/Pencil Mini Series — The Finer Point
What Others Are Reviewing
Dip Pens were popular this week: Review: Kaweco Special Dip Pen – The Well-Appointed Desk and Pen Review: Kaweco Special Dip Pen — the desk of lori
Visconti Homo Sapiens London Fog: A Review — The Pen Addict // It’s becoming harder and harder to resist this pen.
Other Links of Interest
How to ask the right questions — The Ink Smudge
Time management Monday: What to write in your planner? – Quo Vadis Blog
Field Notes DIY: Changing Staples and Innards — Three Staples
Fountain Pen Quest 
Thanks Ray for the plug on my ASKTPA about the lap desk. Sounds like you get some success out of it. I have a favorite reading room in the house but there are no tables to write on so i was considering a board to increase my writing time if it was comfortable. I will check out Levengers. have a great week
Hi mypenneedsink,
It works for me for the same reason. The patio is too small for a table big enough for writing so this works, plus I use this sitting in my preferred chair while relaxing. Unfortunately the ones I see now are different, so I’ll have to protect this one.
Thanks,
Ray