Fountains of Ink Quink black and Dryden Unforgiving Black, plus a few black and blue cartridges were all the ink I had for my several fountain pens until […]
Pilot Capless Quickdraw
When I discovered the Pilot capless fountain pen lines, I was excited to get my hands on one. So much clickability! The polished bodies and chrome trim didn’t […]
Jinhao – Espresso Grande
A giant, plastic, demonstrator from the land of race-to-the-bottom pricing and questionable quality. But at least it isn’t another Miesterstück knock-off. And the name is a fun play […]
Pilot Metropolitan
These pens turned me from appreciator of pens to reluctant collector. First came the hounds-tooth gunmetal Metro Retro Pop gel roller, a very tempting torpedo with film noir […]
Emerald Dryden
The Dryden Designs line of fountain pens is a basic pen, with a good feel and a smooth stainless nib. They are decent daily driver pens. I bought […]
What Is It About Pens?
Every pen collector seems to offer their own apologetic on pens and why they collect. Perhaps we think pens are such an odd choice that the hobby needs […]