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 March Notes: Best Perspective & Gold in the Gray March 19, 2025 March is perhaps the most up and down month for weather here. It’s not out of the woods for winter’s cold and snow; yet a day or two of 60 degrees