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

People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 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

Mom leaves to get ready for her ten o'clock Introduction to Literature class, and I grab a pen and paper and go to the parlor the minute she's gone.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements