Chopping Block August 8, 2025 After sending about a dozen pens out the door in January, I’ve got another group lined up to have their fates decided. These aren’t as easy to say My Visconti Returns. My Kaweco Sport…Not so Much July 28, 2025 Updates on two pens that were (or remain) out of action. Three months ago, I found my Visconti Opera Gold had a cracked barrel. And now… In other Pictures of Words — July Notes July 7, 2025 A slight change of format this time around. Rather than type out the notes for the currently inked pens I decided to write a few sentences with each Maybe It’s Not Coming Back June 30, 2025 At the beginning of this year, I sent a pen to a nibmeister for a custom grind. There was no estimated timeframe but I figured 3-4 months was (un)Plans: May & June Notes June 15, 2025 This June marks completion of my second year writing here. To anyone who reads, I appreciate your time and interest. May’s pens were the Montblanc Play It as It Lies May 26, 2025 2025 has been a different year for my writing, a/k/a “using my stuff.” 2024 made use of The Daily Stoic as a base camp for writing. It worked better Nib Work by Kirk Speer (Pen Realm) May 19, 2025 In April I had the pleasure of meeting Kirk Speer during his stop at The Paper Mouse in Newton, MA. I had two pens with me, a Montblanc 144 and a Ouch — Discovering A Damaged Pen May 5, 2025 A week and a half ago I was planning a visit to a local pen shop where Kirk Speer was griding nibs. I looked over several pens to pick which one to April Notes: Currently Inked and What About That Journaling? April 27, 2025 This month’s pens are all using J. Herbin inks from the Colors of Paris set. I was browsing Ink Flights at InkJournal and there were some of these Lacking Pictures (fixed) April 23, 2025 I was planning to have new content today but, for some reason, no images are loading in my post. Going back though previous posts shows the same