The Benu company is an Armenian upstart, when you look at the scale of time in the fountain pen industry. Their pens are brightly colored and fanciful, and […]
Collection Part II
The Next Phase: A Theme Emerges The next phase in my collector journey is to get thematic. Not because I’m following the advice of YouTubers who tell new […]
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 […]
