In honor of the Triangle Pen Show, Papier Plume has created a special ink: Carolina in my Mind. This beautiful smoky teal ink will only be available at the Triangle Pen Show which opens on Thursday, June 10 and runs through June 13 this year. Any bottles remaining after the show will be available for…
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Link Love: Desk AV Club?
I’m always surprised by what I find in my RSS reader each week and this week was no different. First, there were many posts I didn’t include. Suffice it to say they were many posts that made me sad, angry or frustrated with the state of the world. My wish is that we are kind…
Giveaway Winner: Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag
I can’t tell you what a delight it was to read all the comments for the Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag giveaway. Of the pen people mentioned as special to our readers, the list included: Brad (and Myke) of the Pen Addict Kelli at Mountain of Ink Joe at Gentleman Stationer Joshua at Pelikan’s Perch…
Link Love: Hot Wheels & Chair Socks (You can’t resist clicking through now, can you?)
Welcome to Wednesday Link Love brought to you by the inside of my local MINI dealership. Don’t worry, I am not throwing my beloved Fat Charlie (2009 MINI Cooper in BRG) out but I thought you all would be amused to see the Hot Wheels JCW MINI Cooper S sitting in the lobby. I’m actually…
Giveaway: Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag (Crazy Horse Forest Green)
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with a giveaway. This is one of the original prototype Galen Leather Writer’s Media Bag in Crazy Horse Forest Green (retail price $219). The gang at Galen gave this to me at the DC Pen Show a couple years ago. I…
Link Love: Patently Awesome
What are the odds that a post about a book about patents would show the page featuring the 1930s patent drawing from Parker Pens? On my planet, always. What I wouldn’t have expected is that the patent was filed by Kenneth Parker. Did he actually design the pen or did someone on his staff? I…
Pen Review: Sharpie S-Gel and Roller Pens
When I saw that Sharpie had expanded their pen line-up to include gel and rollerball pens, I couldn’t resist giving this Big Box brand a quick look. I have always been a fan of the Sharpie Pen (the felt tip/fiber tip version) and, of course, the ubiquitous alcohol-based Sharpie Markers for labelling boxes and other…