A smaller pen collection, with fewer pens forgotten in storage (inkyimaginings.com)
Laura reassesses three years of collecting, lets go of duplicates, and moves unused pens into accessible drawers. Her aim: rotate more and buy more selectively.
A Duluth landmark, bottled as fountain pen ink (dimenovelraven.com)
A warm gray-brown ink inspired by Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge. Made with Anderillium for Dime Novel Raven.
Ten minutes of drawing can change the rest of a day (fromthepencup.wordpress.com)
Mary’s morning drawing habit spills into collage, letters, and journaling. A little daily practice goes a long way.
A broken Aurora, and a reminder about borrowing pens (penaddict.com)
A damaged Aurora prompts a reflection on borrowing pens. Ask how the mechanism works, and speak up if something breaks.
Keep a notebook list for the next doomscrolling urge (wellappointeddesk.com)
Ana suggests writing a personal list of enjoyable offline activities in your notebook. Choose ideas you actually want to try, rather than another productivity checklist.
Sailor announces a 450-pen Naginata Togi ebonite edition (sailor.co.jp)
Sailor’s Japanese announcement sets an October 24 launch for this Hiroshige-inspired ebonite pen. The 450-piece edition allocates 225 pens to Japan and 225 overseas.
The London Pen Show, through a collector’s finds (rupertarzeian.com)
Vintage finds, everyday pens, and a Swan restoration project. Rupert Arzeian shares his London show haul.
The sketchbook trade-offs that paper tests reveal (notebookstories.com)
Notebook Stories compares four travel sketchbooks, weighing fountain-pen feathering, construction, and watercolor handling. The chosen Stillman & Birn Alpha still leaves room for compromise.
A moss-green ink with lovely shading and a dry streak (inkxplorations.wordpress.com)
Inkxplorations tests TAG Kyoto’s uguisuiro across papers and nibs. The reviewer praises its earthy shading, while finding dry flow in finer nibs and poor water resistance.