Please join me in welcoming Anderson Pens to the Well-Appointed Desk family! Anderson Pens was founded in 2010 by two wonderful pen collectors, Brian and Lisa Anderson, who fell in love with each and pens before founding their own shop. There is a brick and mortar store that you can visit in Appleton, WI. If…
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Giveaway: $1500 in prizes from Pen Chalet
To celebrate National Stationery Week, the fine folks at Pen Chalet are hosting a giant giveaway of products totally over $1500. There are five different prize packages that include a fountain pen plus additional stationery goodies. Pens include a Platinum 3776, a Conklin Crescent, Lamy Safari and a Kaweco AC Sport. There will also be…
What News? Atlanta Pen Show
If you’ve been following along by way of The Pen Addict podcast, you’ll know that we are just days away from the Atlanta Pen Show and the video filming of episode 150 of the podcast. Along with Brad and Myke (live and in-person) there will be lots of guests on the show. Guests will include…
Reminder: LWA Book Club Live Video Event TODAY!
Just wanted to remind everyone that today (Sunday April 12th) is the first ever Letter Writers Allinace Book Club. We are meeting online so everyone can join in. The book to be discussed is 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. The live feed discussion begins at 3pm CST. For more information, visit the Good…
Winner: Brush Pen Giveaway
Thanks to everyone who entered the Brush Pen OCD assortment giveaway. And thanks to Jet Pens for providing the pens. Onwards, to the winner: Sarah, I’ll be contacting you by email to make arrangements to send you your brush pen sampler kit. Congrats and thanks to all!
New Sponsor: Goldspot
I am so happy to let you know that The Well-Appointed Desk has a new sponsor, Goldspot. These folks stock EVERYTHING — from the pen brands you know and love like Fisher, Lamy, Kaweco, Pelikan, Parker and so many more to some of the best paper and notebooks like Clairefontaine, Rhodia and Field Notes. And…
Cognitive Surplus Notebooks
Several months ago, someone asked about a notebook that combined lined and grid or blank and lined or some such combination. I’m not sure if this is exactly what they were searching for but Cognitive Surplus has a series of hardcover notebooks that contain paper that is lined on the right hand sheet and grid…