Parker Penman Sapphire Ink Review
You have heard me talking about grail pens before, but is there such a thing as a grail ink? Lovers of Parker Penman Sapphire would undoubtedly say yes.What makes this ink so special? For starters, it...
View ArticleThree Questions With David Brennan
David Brennan takes his fountain pens and inks seriously. More specifically, his Pelikan pens, and he has the database to prove it. If you want to work on rotating through all the pens and inks in your...
View ArticleVisconti Opera Typhoon Blue Fountain Pen Review
I picked up the this Visconti Opera Blue Typhoon at last years Atlanta Pen Show. It wasn't on the shopping list - the Visconti Wall Street was the pen I was hunting for - but I couldn't pass up a good...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 146 - No Brand Quality Goods
This was a fun one. First up, I issued a mea culpa on the Muji and white labelling conversation last week. All of you were right, and I was wrong! Myke and I then dig in to the latest Field Notes...
View ArticlePelikan Souveran M1000 Fountain Pen Review
YES!That was the answer I gave Massdrop when they asked if I would be interested in reviewing the Pelikan Souveran M1000 fountain pen for their latest pen drop. The M1000 represents the top of the...
View ArticleNoodler's Nikita Ink Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)There is an endless array of colors out there that you can fill into a...
View ArticleZebra Sharbo X LT3 Review
(Please welcome Susan M. Pigott as the latest addition to the Pen Addict family. Susan is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more of her work at...
View ArticleThree Questions With Mary Collis
In my next life I want to come back writing cursive, and I want my handwritng to look like Mary Collis's. She writes the wonderful From The Pen Cup blog, and may be the nicest person on the planet. My...
View ArticleTop 5 Pens Spring 2015 Update
Do you know this pen? Big changes are happening with my Top 5 Pens list. Not so much in the content and ranking of the pens, but rather the the meaning of the list as a whole. In the past, I have used...
View ArticleI Let My Wife Pick My Grail Pen
(This is a guest post by Jon Bemis. You can find Jon on Twitter @jtower42.) I haven’t been a fountain pen user for very long, but the good fortune of having a little bit of disposable income to put...
View ArticleZebra Sarasa Gel Multi Pen Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)In the world of multi pens, there are probably hundreds (thousands?) of...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 147 - I Can't Get it Out of My Head
The pen, pencil, and paper community never ceases to amaze me. Everyone is always ready to lend a hand at a moments notice, especially during, but not limited to, times of need. We discuss the raffle...
View ArticleKaweco Royal Blue Fountain Pen Ink: A Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.) Kaweco Royal Blue is a blue ink that is similar...
View ArticleThree Questions With Andy Welfle
You think you know pencils? Well clearly you have not met Andy Welfle yet. He is the master of his domain at Woodclinched and one of the triumverate of hosts of the Erasable Podcast. My thanks to Andy...
View ArticleCleaning House Giveaway: Pelikan Classic P205
My pen and ink stash is bursting at the seams, so what better time than now to offer up some of these great products to readers of the blog? First up is the Pelikan Classic Series P205 from Goldspot...
View ArticleDiamine 150th Anniversary 1864 Blue Black Ink Review
Image via JetPens.com I was excited when Diamine announced their 150th Anniversary inks, especially because I would be able to add a new blue black ink to my ever growing ink inventory. Blue black...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 148 - Like An Internet Radio Show
Myke and I were joined this week by Ana Reinert, who will also be joining us for the Atlanta Pen Show in just a couple of weeks! That was the topic of conversation in this show, as we discuss what to...
View ArticleAn Introduction To The Brush Pen Sampler
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.) A few months ago, I wrote about my introduction to the brush pen genre with...
View ArticlePelikan Classic P205 Giveaway Winner
Wow - it was great to see so many comments on the giveaway since it had been a while! I'm excited to give this awesome Pelikan pen a new home, and the winner is: Congrats Paul! You have one week to get...
View ArticleMidori Color Paper Notebook A5 Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.) The Midori Color Paper Notebook is a 28-sheet...
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