Ten Pens, but Make it Seven
I participate in the “Ten Pens Only” challenge, but I’m limiting myself to seven.
A Gathering of Curiosities
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Swallowed by a whale
A stationery-adjacent update after three months away.
Just the basics: a survival strategy
Paring down to just the basics of my stationery - an anchor in times of turbulence.
Four grey inks
I review four grey and grey-adjacent inks - Taccia Budounezu, Ka-Ku Gray of Ash Haze, Ka-Ku Black Jade, and Arcus Artisan Raven’s Shadow.
The Cookie Monster of Pens
I’m not done with any segment of the fountain pen market, but the recent price increases are concerning and exhausting.
2026 Stationery Intentions
My Stationery Intentions for 2026!
Year in Review: What happened with my 2025 Stationery intentions?
I review what happened with my 2025 stationery intentions.
#2025StationeryHighlights: Now as a Journaling prompt!
Seven questions to highlight fountain pen and stationery discoveries (and rediscoveries) of 2025!
12 Pen Person Questions
It’s my turn to answer the 12 Pen Person questions from Lisa (Olive Octopus Ink).
Ten favorite inks, Nov 2025
Ten favorite inks as of November 2025, reflecting inks I enjoyed the most and which were in repeated use this year, rather than favorite inks of all time.
Three months without wanting to buy a pen
I have not been tempted to buy a new pen in three months, and I am not sure how I feel.
Two Years of Curiosities, and May-August 2025 in Stationery
The highlights of my stationery months May-August 2025.
True motivations, revisited
I revisit an old post from Anthony Newman’s blog to discuss motivations. Is it even possible to know what is an intrinsic motivation to acquire a pen, and what is peer modeling, or peer pressure?
Love in the long arc
As my years in the hobby progressed and my likes and passions became more refined, I began to notice a reluctance to let go of certain pens — even when I used them less than I wanted to. I’ve been curious, and often frustrated, with the friction between wanting to keep these pens and my self-imposed 20-ish pen guardrail.
St Louis Pen Show 2025
A long writeup of my first pen show, the St Louis Pen Show 2025.
Going to St. Louis Pen Show!
I’m planning to attend my first pen show!
The pleasure of craftsmanship: the Alfie tray
I review the Alfie tray from the Stationery Stack, and have all kinds of thoughts about craftsmanship.
Minimalism by any other name
I haven’t yet found the right word to describe my approach to collecting. It’s more of a vibe than principle.
Teranishi Traveling Sepia and Antique Black; and a meditation on brown
Trends are a social phenomenon - when we care about our communities, we are influenced by them, we want to belong by sharing experiences and acquisitions. But after all the reviewing, the sharing, the comparing, and the swapping is done, the things that remain in use are the things that please you.
January-April 2025 in Stationery
A retrospective of my stationery discoveries of the first four months of the year :)