Today is a day to celebrate the lefthand — even if you don’t write with your left hand, turn that palm over and say “Thanks for being there for me!” For us lefties, its our chance to lift our fist, showing our smudged pinkies and rail against all the ways the world favors right handed people — door handles on the left? manual can openers, pencil sharpeners, keys that turn to the right, and those were just the things I can think of off the top of my head.
And of course, there are the things that are made for lefties that we don’t actually need — Lamy lefty nibs, I’m looking at you!
So, below I have a link from Pen Boutique about left handed fountain pen options. Some I agree with — love me some Waverly nibs– and others I disagree with Lamy LH again and some I didn’t know about — Sailor LH nibs??!?!?!? Regular Sailor nibs work beautifully for me so I am curious about those but not enough to buy ANOTHER Sailor! Finally, I don’t recommend Pilot gold nibs for most lefties unless they try them first because they do bounce and flex so sidewriters and overwriters will have some issues. Underwriters can use them pretty easily.
Are you a lefty? What’s your favorite fountain pen and nib? Happy Lefthander’s Day!!!
Link of the Week:
- Yes, Fountain Pens are for Lefties, Too! (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
Pen Show Recaps:
- Thank you DC! (via Casual Crossings)
- 2025 Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow (via Olive Octopus)
- 2025 D.C. Pen Show Recap: The Big Show Gets Bigger (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- 2025 DC Pen Show (via Rachel’s Reflections)
Pens:
- Chopping Block (via Line Variation)
Ink:
- ink review : Jacques Herbin Rouge d’Orient (via inkxplorations)
- Ink Review: Colorverse Blue Green Snake Collection (via Mountain of Ink)
- Wearingeul The Great Sage Heaven’s Equal Ink Review (via Pen Chalet)
Pencils:
- My Favorite Pencils: 2025 Edition (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Yamamoto Canopus Paper Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Dominant Industry Takasago Ink Swatch Paper Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Archer & Olive Full Reveal of the 2025 Fall Collection (via Archer & Olive Blog)
- The Best Use of Each Notebook Size (via Archer & Olive Blog)
Art & Creativity:
- The Asian Modernists of Paris (via Hyperallergic)
- Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds – Part 3: The experience (in words and photos) (via Apple-Pine)
- Apple-Pine: Seattle 2025: Sketcher Fest Edmonds – Part 3: The experience (in sketches and IDEAS for the next time) (via Apple-Pine)
- Updated Review of Jackson’s Artist Watercolours (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
Other Interesting Things:
- NASA Releases Closest-Ever Photos of the Sun (via My Modern Met)
- Return to the island (a mixtape) (via Austin Kleon)
- The Danish post office will stop delivering mail (but not pa… (via Kottke.org)
- My Recent Media Diet, the Resistance Edition (via Kottke.org)
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