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My Most Used Pens and Inks – November 2024
November began with Fountain Pen Day and ended with Black Friday, so it’s been a good month for new pens! I bought a new pen and ink for each, so obviously they’ve been frequent in my rotation. But first let’s talk about the older pens I’ve been using most this month! I’ve still been using… Read more
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Letting Go of Pens
I’ve now been in the fountain pen hobby for a little over a year, and in that time I’ve bought a lot of pens. And I mean, a lot! Most of them until recently were very inexpensive, which is how I’ve managed to grow my collection so quickly. But that means that I now have… Read more
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Am I an over-inker?
On my desk I have a lovely 23-pen display box where I keep all my inked pens, whilst my uninked pens live in a 48-pen case in my drawer. 23 pens is a lot to have inked at once, but since the box holds that many, I set that as my arbitrary limit… Except that… Read more
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Review: Ferris Wheel Press Carousel Fountain Pen
Recently I’ve been trying to get some fountain pens back into rotation that I haven’t used in a while. One of the pens I rediscovered was the Ferris Wheel Press Carousel fountain pen in the Poison Envy colour that I bought very early on in my fountain pen journey. Until now I’d only had it… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – October 2024
This month I started a new job in a brand new field, and whilst it’s been great, it’s also been stressful. So whilst I haven’t had as much time as I’d have liked to write and use my pens this month, when I have had the time, it’s truly felt like my safe haven. So… Read more
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A Year of Fountain Pens
I bought my first fountain pen back in September 2023. It was a Lavender Kaweco Sport I stumbled across on Amazon, that I just thought looked cool. When I got it I clicked in the cartridge that came with it, tried it, and really liked it. And then that was it. I used the pen… Read more
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Review: Asvine P20 Fountain Pen
I bought my first Asvine P20 fountain pen almost a year ago but somehow never got around to reviewing it, despite it being an interesting pen. The fact that I now have two of these should be a spoiler though – I really like the P20! Asvine is a Chinese pen brand that, along with… Read more
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My Most Used Pens and Inks – August 2024
Whilst I still have my usual large number of pens inked (30+…yes, I know!), I feel like I’ve mostly been using a smaller pool of favourites this month. Which probably means I should be cleaning out some lesser used pens! Two trusty favourites that don’t seem to leave my rotation these days is my Platinum… Read more
