Like selecting a Krispy Kreme donut, I often look at my pen collection and am totally confused as to which one to choose. There is simply TOO MUCH INKY/SUGARY CHOICE! This got me thinking…what if I have too many pens? What if I am so blinded by choice that I end up not using any… Read More Culling the Herd: Is Less, More When Collecting Fountain Pens?
What’s harder than passing an elephant through the eye of a needle? Choosing a measly SIX pens to ink for the ENTIRE of March! ARRGGHHH! The Instagram #6penchallenge has been doing the rounds this week, and Ant of U.K. Fountain Pens peer pressured me in to taking part. (He also peer pressured me for an… Read More Top of The Pen Pots: 6 Pen Challenge
Wax seals are red, Fire & Ice is blue, the Lamy is so sexy, I think I want two. I purchased my first Lamy 2000 recently. And – unsurprisingly – I bloody love it. Want-to-write-poetry-at-2am level of love. I wasn’t expecting to adore it so much; I mean, it’s a German, stoic and boring-looking pen.… Read More An Ode to My Valentine: Why I love my Lamy 2000
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