Well here we are at the end of another year. 2022 is knocking on the door while some of us are still working on sorting out 2020. This year has gone by in a flash, but before it is gone I have a little news to share. For the past nearly four years, it has … Continue reading A Pen Man in a Strange Land; Quick Update
The Go-To Notebook Review
I have come to a point in my collecting journey where the space I identify as my "pen shelf" has began to more closely resemble a small, independant stationery store. I have at least one piece from all of the popular brands; Rhodia, Leuchtturm1917, Baron Fig, Moleskine, Clairfontaine, Mnemosyne. If it has come up in … Continue reading The Go-To Notebook Review
Breezing Through the Cosmo Air Light Paper Review
Cosmo Air Light was gaining a lot of attention over the past several months as being a fresh new alternative to the premium Tomoe River paper. Naturally, I felt compelled to track down some of this paper for my own trial. Enter the Cosmo Note from Yamamoto Paper; named 'The Best Paper' by the 2019 … Continue reading Breezing Through the Cosmo Air Light Paper Review
Dingbats* Wildlife Notebook Review
A dingbat is a typographical symbol or ornament, such as an asterisk or a pilcrow (¶). Dingbats* is a stationery brand creating "eco-friendly notebooks with personality." I am an impulsive enthusiast, let's talk paper. Dingbats* The Dingbats* Wildlife series notebooks feature a generic, unformatted layout. A blank (or dot grid in this case) slate ready … Continue reading Dingbats* Wildlife Notebook Review
The Poor Penman 