Pens, Paper, Stationery, & All Things Writing
About two weeks ago, I mentioned to a pen amiga that I had this burning desire to get a yellow fountain pen. I really don't *need* any fountain pens at this point. I have a nice collection that keeps me…
Lately, I have been test driving the Kokuyo Campus notebook as one of my work notebooks. Like a lot of folks, I'm mostly working from home due to the pandemic. I'm thankful that I don't have to be in an…
When I started to get into fountain pens, I had my eye on the Platinum Century 3776, but I held off purchasing one because the cigar shape wasn't the most appealing to me. These particular pens have since grown on…
A few months back I saw a deal on the Pelikan M600 on eBay that was below the price of most U.S. retailers. I have never owned a Pelikan, but I have always had my eye on the special editions.…
This Edison Extended Mina isn't my own, but I was able to play with it for a few days a few months back. I wanted to share some impressions about this pen. I didn't engage in a lengthy writing session…
There have been a few times in recent years when I have tried to share my fountain pen enthusiasm with some friends and colleagues with holiday gifts. A few years ago, I bought five or six Lamy Al-Star gift sets…
One of the things that makes fountain pens extra special is the ability to customize the grind on the nib, so that your pen writes in its own unique way that suits you. My first experience with a grind was…
I started to get into fountain pens about five years or six ago, but I certainly wasn't a stranger to them. When I was a teen, my dad gave me one of his fountain pens, which I believe was a…
A few months ago, I placed an order at Yoseka Stationery, which was originally founded in Taiwan almost 40 years ago, but is now in Brooklyn, New York. Yoseka's blog says its moving its physical store, which I'm not too…
Note: This is Adriana, and I recently stumbled upon this site from a post on PenAddict. I typically don't write about pens, paper, and my obsession with writing tools, but I was drawn in by reading another Chicana who loves…
