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-- Wolff's Royal Sovereign pencil samples in a tin (Palimpsest) -- Sailor Jentle Sky High (Inkdependence!) -- Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen – Medium Nib – Black Crocodile Body (No Pen Intended) -- A...
View ArticleRetro 51 Tornado Touch Review
I have been a fan and follower of Retro 51 ever since I discovered their Tornado a couple of years ago. They asked me recently if I wanted to try out their latest release - the Tornado Touch - and of...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 99 - To The Tippy-Top
The one in which Myke and I fight. Show Notes & Download Links
View ArticleKokuyo Campus High Grade Notebooks (CYO-BO and MIO) Review
I bought a Kokuyo Campus notebook with CYO-BO paper over a year ago with intentions of reviewing it, but Kokuyo had another plan. I'm not sure when it happened, but they stopped selling the high grade...
View ArticleWord. Notebooks Giveaway
My friends at Word. Notebooks reached out recently and offered up A BUNCH of notebooks for readers of The Pen Addict. I am a fan of these wonderfully designed and extremely functional notebooks. If...
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-- Every feature in fair accord: A review of the Edison Hudson (A fool with a pen) -- Wahl-Eversharp Skyliner 50 (Inkdependence!) -- J. Herbin inks and Vintage pens (Drawing with a Squirrel) -- Diamine...
View ArticleWord. Notebooks Giveaway Winners
Pen Addicts love our notebooks, don't we? And if the number of entries is any indication, everyone likes what Word. Notebooks is doing as well. Here are the winners of the giveaway, each of who will be...
View ArticleParker Quink Blue Black Ink Review
It's not often I get to use the word portmanteau (unless I'm watching TMZ, of course) but that is exactly what the Quink in Parker Quink is. It is a combination of 'quick', as in quick drying, and...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 100
Wow. 100 episodes. Never in my wildest dreams did I think a podcast about pens would exist, much less run for 100 episodes. Myke and I are eternally grateful for everyone who takes the time out of...
View ArticleParker IM Liquid Ink Roller Ball Review
If there's one thing I know about myself, it's that I'm a sucker for metal barrel writing instruments. This is the reason I flicked the Parker IM rollerball into my cart one day when I was browsing...
View ArticleZebra Fortia ST Cap Ballpoint Pen Review
One of the latest releases at JetPens, the Zebra Fortia Ballpoint is a surprisingly good entrant in the less than $10 ballpoint category. This is a classically designed pen. There is no show to be...
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-- Lamy Safari Fountain Pen – Apple Green Body – M nib (No Pen Intended) -- Field Notes: Retail Performance Art (Atramental Otaku) -- Organics Studio Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass Review (Office Supply...
View Article2014 Atlanta Pen Show Meet Up
The 2014 Atlanta Pen Show is scheduled for Friday, Apr 11th through Sunday, April 13th. This will mark my third year in attendance and I cannot wait! Are you going to be there? If so I would love to...
View ArticleYasutomo Y&C Stylist Marker Pen Review
As a purveyor of plastic tipped pens I like to think I know what I like in pens similar to the Yasutomo Y&C Stylist Marker Pen. Sharp lines are key, which goes hand in hand with a firm plastic...
View ArticleJetPens $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway
Kaweco AL Sport Matte Blue (Image via JetPens) The time for the 2014 Atlanta Pen Show is near and I'm jonesing like a madman. I'm feeling kind of guilty too, talking about all the cool things I hope...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 101 - Lots of Brad's Face
If there is one thing I know for a fact it is that the readers and listeners of The Pen Addict are awesome. Is it so wrong I plastered my face all over Myke's timeline thanking everyone for their kind...
View ArticleLeuchtturm 1917 Soft Cover Notebook Review
This week, I'm really pleased to talk about one of my favorite notebooks: the Leuchtturm 1917 Soft Cover Large Notebook. I've had this particular book for about two years now, and it's always a joy to...
View ArticleJetPens $100 Gift Certificate Winner
The only thing I love as much as JetPens is giving away some of their awesome products to readers of The Pen Addict. Who doesn't love filling their online shopping cart with tools of greatness? I know...
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I will be at the Atlanta Pen Show from 10a-5p today, followed by a Pen Addict Meetup in the hotel bar from 5p-7p. Look for the guy with the blue and red Topo backpack and say hi! I'll do my best to...
View Article2014 Atlanta Pen Show: The Experience
I know those people (Image via Mark Bacas) My Saturday at the Atlanta Pen Show was so great I feel that it deserves it's own title. I hereby dub it "The Experience", as in my experience was so awesome...
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