Pen Frustration, Pen Magic (via a Gathering of Curiosities). Do you particularities about your pens ever prevent you from simply enjoying them? R.B. reflects on a post from r/fountainpens asking this question.
Revisiting Diamine Inkvent 2022 (via Cheryl Lindo Jones). I had grand plans to find a copy of the 2022 Inkvent and take a practice run before starting 2023, but I may have waited too long and might just pick a couple of my favorites from this post.
Recap of TIPS 2023 (via Inkredible Colours). Will I get there in 2024? I hope so.
It’s a Conference Not a Show - 2023 Chicago Planner Conference (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). I think we need more conferences in the community, distinct from commercially-oriented shows.
Mike’s Pen Fun Fountain Pen Review (via Pen Addict). I love reading a review about a pen from a new independent maker!
Making Filofax Personal Size Your Everyday Organizer (via Philofaxy). Is the personal size the equivalent of Plotter Bible Size?
Ink of the Week: Sailor Amamoyoi (via Fountain Pen Love). To date I’ve not spent much time at all with the Sailor multi-shaders or multichromatic inks. That needs to change as I’ve seen so many of these at pen club and shows, and they’re generally becoming so popular, that I need to familiarize myself with at least a few.
Robert Oster 7th Anniversary Inks (via Mountain of Ink). Has it really been 7 years of Robert Oster Inks? I’ve not seen these colors before (but then again it’s hard to keep up).
Early Thoughts on the Tibaldi Infrangible Black Gold Fountain Pen (via Fountain Pen Blog). Ebonite feed on a reasonably priced pen. Enough said.
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog I reviewed the TWSBI Kai limited edition fountain pen, which is a special TWSBI piston filler model that they only release periodically, every few years. Yesterday, we also released the 2023 TGS Holiday Gift Guide, which has been updated to reflect some new arrivals this year and to reflect some new gift ideas for this year’s holiday season.
The T.G.S. YouTube Channel has also been more active! In addition to releasing a new “Currently Inked” video, which I’ll try to do more often, I’ve published video review supplements on both the Santini Italia Libra and Sailor 1911L Kyomachi Legend Blue fountain pens.
We once again have Book Darts!
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
While the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide will highlight many recent shop arrivals (which were selected with the holidays in mind), you can read about our Anterique restock/expansion here, which is the big news from this week - the “High-lighters” are really cool and interesting looking. We also have T.G.S. Book Darts once again in stock and ready to ship, as well as a full shipment of Write Notepads Memo Pads and Classic Hardcover Notebooks!
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