Pen Show Shopping List
September 13, 2024
This weekend sees the return of the Commonwealth Pen Show just outside Boston after it was canceled last year due to an issue on the part of the
Sneaky Big
September 2, 2024
I know something that serves as an obstacle to journaling is looking at a page with nothing on it and wondering how you fill it. Where are the words
What’s What 9/1/24
September 1, 2024
Gone from last time: Lamy Studio and Pilot Legance 89S. The Kaweco Student stuck around with a different nib and different ink. The Lamy 2000 got
What’s What 8/22/24
August 22, 2024
Drifting a bit and being okay with it. Pilot Legance 89S with Pilot Black Kaweco Student with Robert Oster Fire on Fire Lamy Studio with Waterman
What’s What 8/7/24
August 7, 2024
I changed the site template to try something that shows more posts in less space. May keep it, may not. We’ll see. Pilot Legance 89S with Pilot
Do They Only Come in Twos?
August 5, 2024
It took until May to buy the first fountain pen of 2024. A week or so later I bought another. The first purchase had been considered for some time
Thanks Ralph
July 22, 2024
For the better part of a year, I’ve had designs on a second article detailing my history with a pen that is important to me and foundational to
What’s What 7/19/24
July 19, 2024
Parker Rialto with Diamine Damson Wahl Eversharp Skyline with Herbin Ambre de Birmanie Parker Duofold International with Parker Blue Gone from
Still Working the Back of the Line
July 12, 2024
Continuing last week’s theme of selecting pens that haven’t been used in a while, I inked up this Parker Rialto. I got it off eBay last summer,
What’s What 7/1/24
July 1, 2024
Staying local and an unexpected revelation. Parker Duofold International with Teranishi Fujiyama Irodori Rin Spoke Icon with Nagasawa Kobe #59
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