It had been a long time since I gave Faber-Castell fountain pens a spin so when I saw the slim, metal Faber-Castell Neo Slim Aluminum Fountain Pen in Olive Green (EF nib, $67), I decided it was time to try again. The Neo Slim comes in several other color options including a black-and-rose-gold. This pen…
After my renewed interest in writing with my Pilot Metropolitans, Ana handed me a new Pilot Kakuno from the Madoromi Series ($19) and encouraged me to take it out for a test drive. Somehow the Pilot Kakuno is a pen that I sort of missed in my fountain pen exploration. I say that because at…
Last week I shamelessly copied Ana and played around with my Pilot Metropolitans. I had to say it was a fabulous week. This past weekend I traveled to Houston on business and brought my trusty Metros with me. I took notes all weekend and then came home and updated my journal. In short – that…
It’s me, Laura, and today I’m shamelessly copycatting Ana’s post last week and spending a week using my favorite starter pen. My all time favorite when I first got into fountain pens was the Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pops! They were priced slightly differently back then, more at an introductory level (around $15-17 a piece if…
I’m always game to try a lower-end introductory fountain pen, particularly if I’m familiar with the higher end models the brand produces. All that is to say that when I saw the Pelikan Style Fountain Pen ($34) over at Jet Pens I was in. I’m a child of the 80’s and I get a kick…
While I’ve now been writing for the Desk for a while, one thing I have completely stayed away from is fancy nibs. I stick with my EF, F, M and occasionally a broad or a stub. I’ve never had a nib ground for me (I’ve had a few smoothed and tuned, but that’s it!) and…
I love Kaweco Sport pens. It was one of my first fountain pens and I continue to acquire them when I find a design or color in particular. So, today I thought I’d show off my latest acquisition: the limited edition Kaweco x Hello Kitty Sport ($80) called Stardust Purple. It is transparent purple embedded…
