pen and paper

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If we linger here with a pen and paper — just for fun — and begin to take these soups apart, something interesting happens.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

David Yturralde arrived at the mushroom talk in Newport Beach recently armed with a pen and paper and a host of questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

She told the Writers Write website that she preferred to use pen and paper to write her novels.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Research, for example, has found that students’ brains were more active when they handwrote information rather than typing it on a keyboard and when using a pen and paper versus a stylus and a tablet.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Pulled out my pen and paper and started writing this letter—trying to tune them out.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss