He won't have a lot of space to store things.
And the space that he does have isn't exactly wrinkle-free.
So, what you might consider is buying something like this:
Moleskine 3"x5" Hard Cover Notebook
They also make an Address Book version:
Moleskine Pocket Address Book Pro
And writing a couple pages of phone numbers, e-mail addresses & mailing addresses in it (Recruits are authorized to have an address book) and then putting a couple of wallet size or 3x5 pictures (might need to trim them a little) on some pages with scotch tape.
You could go the extra mile and put the notebook into a solid zip-lock bag, but it's pretty uncommon for footlockers to get exposed to enough water to be a serious concern.
Kinda just been searching this and then looking at ones that are $20 or less: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bike+rear+rack&rh=n%3A3375251%2Cp_72%3A1248957011&dc&ds=v1%3AdTcTxyoIUcFyV5u3ErFiGh2rxwowN2PRlP8SSJcWNzY&crid=2Y7NFC79TY0AP&qid=1655998916&rnid=1248955011&sprefix=bike+rear+rac%2Caps%2C174
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But I really have no idea what I'm looking for. "They've got much lower weight limits" Such as? I really only pan on carrying maybe 4-5lbs total in whatever bag will fit the stuff I'd carry, which is:
Journal (4.9oz, 3.63 x 0.57 x 5.63"): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8883701003/
Portable speaker (2.3lbs, 10.12 x 3.11 x 3.19"): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P39MLKH/
Power bank I use to power speaker (1.1lb, 3.21 x 7.09 x 0.87"): https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Portable-Double-Speed-Recharging/dp/B01JIWQPMW/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moleskine-S01003-Pocket-Ruled-Notebook/dp/8883701003
It's a lil belter, spruced it up with some random stickers from Shien.
I honestly haven't bothered to submit anything before, but I went ahead and dug something out of my notebook, the first least unformed and incomprehensible thing I could find:
https://www.reddit.com/r/poetry_critics/comments/84ikh0/horribly_unedited_first_draft/
If I don't get back on something, it's because I don't get email notifications from here, and sometimes go a week or more between visits. But feel free to PM me any time.
Writing can be a real struggle, especially when it comes to finding ways to express emotions. And poetry is it's own special struggle. It isn't as pure as composing music, and it's harder than simply writing prose.
Your honestly is incredible, and appreciated. I myself have been informed that I have ADHD, but I usually consider it "not being able to handle the really, really boring stuff." That's half an excuse and half an accurate description. They can tell me I have whatever they want as long as they prescribe me amphetamines.
I keep a small notebook, specifically one of these, but obviously much cheaper options in that form factor are available. And I prefer a Pilot G-2 or Uni-Ball Signo, black medium tip (.7 mm) on both. The pen is more important than the paper. Without the right pen the writing looks wrong to me, no matter what it is. I prefer writing everything by hand for the first few drafts, regardless of length. Basically everywhere I go, I have a pen and a notebook nearby. I end up doing most of my writing in the car.
As far as Reddit goes, I'm a relative newcomer, but you'll find all sorts of weird rules on different subreddits, and widely varying levels of how strictly they're actually enforced. This is a smaller sub, which tends to mean one extreme or another: very strict rule application or the rules are highly theoretical. I think they're more on the strict side here, but I have not empirically verified this.
Some subreddits are utterly fascist and have bots that remove your posts if you misplace a punctuation mark in the title or fail to capitalize "spoilers", but thankfully that isn't the case here.
I started this Moleskine two and a half years ago. I write almost every day and sometimes have pretty long entries, yet I'm only 75% of the way done.
> Moleskin
Moleskines are a small leather bound notebook many people carry with them. Here is one example.
It's worth it to invest in some good tools.