It’s Giveaway Time

I'm finally getting around to cleaning up my stationery shelves, so that means some things need a new home. First up, this Insight Editions Batman Journal! The journal features 192 lined pages of archival paper. I have not tested this book at all, so I can neither confirm nor deny its fountain pen friendliness, but … Continue reading It’s Giveaway Time

SF Pen Show Recap & Haul (Pt. 2)

Rickshaw Bags Pen Roll Closeup

In the months leading up to the San Francisco International Pen Show, I was good. I didn't buy any pens or ink (aside from one sale on a Sailor Pro Gear Slim that was too good to pass up. I'm only human.) I budgeted and planned and saved so when the time came, I could … Continue reading SF Pen Show Recap & Haul (Pt. 2)

SF Pen Show Recap & Haul (Pt. 1)

SF Pen Show 2019 Haul

After months of anticipation, planning, saving, and more planning, the San Francisco International Pen Show has come and gone in an all-too-brief weekend. With a budget set in my account and a box full of samples from the office in my car, I made the quick six hour road trip from LA to SF. Here … Continue reading SF Pen Show Recap & Haul (Pt. 1)

LA Pen Show 2019 – A Quick Look

Pen Show Haul

*Brushes away cobwebs* *Blows off a thick layer of blog dust* *Cracks knuckles* Right then. Back to it. The Los Angeles International Pen Show - 2019 It's that time of year again. The time when the Southern California pen community ventures away from our historical book stores and boutique pen shops, braves an hour of … Continue reading LA Pen Show 2019 – A Quick Look