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I went to my first ever pen show this past weekend. And it was an experience. As I wrote about in my first post for this latest FWW competition, I

It was destined to end this way. No matter how I envisioned it, the result was inevitable–silent and still with a little bit of blood for effect. We grew up

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As I sit here cleaning my pens to get them ready for new ink, I can’t help but think that if I’m not careful, this can get out of hand.

How many fountain pens can one person own?

Everyday carry. I’ve written about it previously. And now I’m about to join the cult 🙂

What makes a fountain pen iconic? Iconic can mean “symbolic, representative…widely considered to epitomise an era, culture, community, place, etc.”, “very famous or popular”. There are a number of fou...

How do you use your fountain pen? This question is not as silly as it may first appear. I have found that many choose to use a fountain pen only for specific purposes. Writing an initial draft by hand...

Choosing a fountain pen is no simple matter. And you shouldn’t treat it as such. When you are looking to buy a new regular pen (ie. ballpoint) you need to decide the colour of the ink and the size of ...

Do you take your fountain pens with you when you travel? I do. When I travel for work, I make sure I have my regular work notes fountain pen and Clairefontaine notebook. I also take my MD Midori journ...

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Writing with a fountain pen is more than just recording words on paper. Choosing to use a fountain pen sets the scene. This is more than writing for writing’s sake. You are entering a state of mind an...

Pens shows. Yes, they are a thing. 🙂 My friend and a previous guest poster to this newsletter, Jeff Olsen, recently started a Skool community about Pens. The world needs more pen communities. In one o...

When you leave the house, along with your keys, phone and wallet, do you also carry a pocket notebook and pen? Do you carry anything else? Every day carry (known and referred to as EDC) has gained sig...

I recently read a good article on the Polymathic Being newsletter titled “That’s not my job”. The premise of the article is that saying “That’s not my job” when asked to complete a task that isn’t ord...

Are fountain pens worth it? If you’ve spent any time in the fountain pen world you will have quickly realised that fountain pen prices are not like regular pen prices. While entry level pens are cheap...

There is a building in Hamburg, Germany, dedicated to the art of writing with the finest of fine writing instruments - the fountain pen. (Ok they also have other pens but we don’t talk about these her...

I like the idea of systems and processes. But, in practice, and as a generalist, that's not how I work. Last week I came to the realisation that it’s actually not me. Not entirely. I’ve always thought...

This week I watched a video from Samuel Naldi (from Style of Zug) where he featured a limited edition fountain pen - a collaboration between MontBlanc and Purdey & Son -the Purdey & Sons 81 fountain p...

Being a generalist is more than just finding the right job. For a generalist, that’s as elusive as a unicorn. If being a generalist was an iceberg, the “job” would be the snowflake on the tip of the i...

Guest poster, Arjan Tupan

My wife is crafty…in a good way. When I first met her she was scrapbooking and quilting. She would meet with like-minded friends on a Friday night and they would work away on whatever project each had...

Guest poster, Jeff Olsen

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Thoughts As I wrote last week, I purchased some inks to try with the new Platinum pen. My first ever inks. This is a big thing! I took suggestions from Reddit and settled on the Iroshizuku inks from p...

With the end of February comes an opportunity to reflect on the month and review what I’ve achieved. I have published 8 newsletter issues of my own. Four for this publication and four for my fountain ...

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