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21Nov
ACCESSORIES FOR THE DESK: MAKERS CABINET HØVEL & IRIS REVIEW
As with so many hobbies, most things within the writing community aren't about making sensible financial decisions. Let's be honest, it's quite easy to be tempted into buying (ahem, hoarding) all kinds of pens, pencils, desk accessories, and gadgets that nobody really needs... but everybody wants! The two desk accessories by Makers Cabinet we'll be looking at, certainly categorize as such. I can't help but be quite enamored by... read more
08Mar
Kaweco Sport: A Comprehensive Guide
With its sleek body and brilliant performance, we wouldn't be surprised if you thought the Kaweco Sport was a sports car. Born from rigorous German engineering and design in 1935 as an unassuming plastic fountain pen, it has since added rollerball pens, ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, and clutch pencils to the family. Read our exclusive interview with Kaweco’s CEO, Michael Gutberlet, to learn more about the... read more
01Mar
[PRICE DROP!] SPRING CLEANING PEN SALE!
The days are getting longer. Frost and darkness are starting to make place for the first rays of sunshine as spring closes in. And I? Well, I've been a bit absent on here (as you may have noticed!). I've started the new year by rethinking some priorities. While I'm certainly not giving up on pens, nor this website, I do feel like I want to explore a bit and put... read more
09Mar
Link Love: Letter Love
When I opened my new PO Box, I asked you lovely readers to send me a card or note and you all came through with flying colors! I checked my box to discover it was chock full of delightful cards and notes. I can’t thank you all enough for making my day and filling my…
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10Mar
A Guest Post From Chloé: My First Pen Restoration
‘Your first?’ regular readers of my blog will ask in a surprised fashion – yes! While I regularly completely disassemble, clean and polish pens, I only bought the parts to repair some three days ago. Once the sacs and shellac that I needed had arrived (yesterday, as Vintage Pen Parts were startlingly efficient) I immediately […] read more
23Feb
The Best Fine-Tip Gel Pens
If crisp, fine lines are what you crave in an everyday writing instrument, nothing beats a fine-tip gel pen. Ballpoints and rollerballs have their place, but as certified pen fanatics who have tried everything from Bics to Montblancs, fine-tip gel pens are at a completely different level when it comes to precision. Fine-tip gel pens let you fit more writing onto every page and notecard. They... read more
09Mar
The Turkish/Persian Divit
I sometimes think that over the last ten years I must have covered everything that people choose to write with but of course that’s not true and probably never will be. Part of it is that there’s writing and writing. There’s the thing I do when I put pen to paper to draft articles like […] read more