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Hero 529 Fountain Pen Review
The world of inexpensive Chinese fountain pens is something I've recently fallen into, and I've had mixed results so far. My most recent impulse buy is a Hero 529 fountain pen. For less than $3...
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Phase Two: Fully Operational
A big thing happened on Wednesday: The Shop at NockCo.com launched! You probably know this by now, but I wanted to be sure to discuss it here becasue I wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who has...
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-- Zebra F-402 Retractable Pen (The Newsprint) -- Tombow Zoom 505 Mechanical Pencil – 0.5 mm – Brown (No Pen Intended) -- Now & Then Eco-essential Pen and Pencil (The Pencilcase Blog) -- Pen...
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Organics Studio Blue Merle Ink Review
I didn't go to this years Atlanta Pen Show with much of a shopping list but one ink was definitely on the radar: Organics Studio Blue Merle. I assumed the Anderson's would have it at their table, and...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 113 - The Pen Whisperer
I'm on vacation this week but have mic, will travel! Coming to you straight outta Franklin, TN, Myke and I chat about his crazy refill whispering skills and a new hot pink pen awaiting my return. We...
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Pentel Slicci Techo Mini Review
The Pentel Slicci Techo Mini is one of those pens that doesn't look like much at first glance. But once you pick it up and start using it, you realize it was made to do a specific job. And it's pretty...
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-- Noodler’s Liberty’s Elysium (inklode) -- Enter the Dragon (Palimpsest) -- Review: Le Pen by Marvy Uchida (All Things Stationery) -- Review: Parker 45 (Alt. Haven) -- Montblanc Meisterstück 144...
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Parker Jotter 60th Anniversary Ballpoint Pen Review
I had a bad time with my first Parker Jotter. Readers had been on me for years to review it and I kept putting it off for one reason or another. Mostly because I kept forgetting to order one. When I...
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Winter Session + Doane Paper Flap Jotter Transport Small Giveaway
The latest batch of Winter Session + Doane Paper goods is a beautiful collaboration between two companies consistently putting out great products. Chad Doane is offering up one of the newest designs...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 114 - Butchering The Orange
I did it. I am actively using and writing in a Field Notes Butcher Orange Retail Edition of 3000. Am I crazy? I don't think so at all. Not even the slightest actually, but some disagree. Myke and I...
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Uni Power Tank Smart Series Review
The Fisher Space Pen is the quintessential write-anywhere ballpoint pen that most people have seen or might own. There are several other pens that utilize a pressurized cartridge to achieve the same...
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Winter Session + Doane Paper Flap Jotter Transport Small Winner
I'm always happy when Chad Doane offers up some of his excellent Doane Paper Goods for readers of The Pen Addict. You know it's going to be good! This time around the Winter Session + Doane Paper Flap...
View ArticleMe, Myke, The Pen Addict Podcast, and You
A Brit of a bombshell dropped yesterday, didn't it? No worries on the Pen Addict Podcast front gang - the show is continuing on as normal. Myke and I will continue to blow out your eardrums each week,...
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-- Success!!! Pen Shopping in Zürich and Milano (THE UNROYAL WARRANT) -- Pen Review: Kaweco Liliput (The Gentleman Stationer) -- Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki (Alt. Haven) -- In honour of Berthelt...
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Sakura Pigma Micron Blue Black Review
How did a blue black ink pen like the Sakura Pigma Micron 05 slip under my radar? I am a huge Micron fan and use the 03 black model all the time. They are also one of my favorites to use in Field...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 115 - The Panic Addict
That Myke sure is a buzzkill, isn't he? Tried to kill off the podcast last week with his vague writing but to no avail! The Pen Addict will carry on, although this was our last week on the wonderful...
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Esterbrook SJ Fountain Pen Review
The Esterbrook SJ is the second of the two Esterbrooks I bought at the 2014 Atlanta Pen Show back in April. The first was an Esterbrook Dollar Pen, which I talked about back in May. Like I said then,...
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Platinum Blue Black Ink Review
Platinum Blue Black is an ink I should have loved right out the gate, but it has taken me some time to come to grips with it. There is nothing inherently wrong with the ink. It flows well, dries fast,...
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-- What’s the best everyday pencil? (All Things Stationery) -- Review: Pen & Ink Pocket Sketchbook (The Well-Appointed Desk) -- TWSBI Micarta V2 (inklode) -- Staedtler Noris Stylus Pencil (The...
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Pilot Vanishing Point Gun Metal Black Matte Fountain Pen Review
I didn't need another Pilot Vanishing Point. I already had two: the famed Black Matte, which became one of the "pens who shall not be named" on the podcast, and a retro Black Faceted model, which is a...
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