Ugly Duckling: TWSBI Swipe Fountain Pen (via A Fleeting Ripple). While the design isn’t for everyone, I appreciate the Swipe as a very good entry level fountain pen attempt, especially since the US release includes two different converters plus a cartridge.
Midori MD Cotton Notebook (via Pen Addict). Midori MD Cotton paper is one of my favorite everyday formats for both pads and notebooks. The paper, to me, has a great balance of fountain pen friendliness and dry time. I also love how ink looks, and I try to have at least one picture of all my inks on MD Cotton.
Leonardo + Stilo & Stile MZ Kintsugi (via Figboot on Pens). Of all the Black Friday “Special Releases,” this Leonardo Momento Zero might be my favorite. Stilo & Stile have released some absolutely gorgeous Leonardo collaborations lately.
SPS Series: Wrap-Up for Now (via Rachel’s Reflections). Standford Pen Studio has launched a crowdfunding campaign to expand, which you can read more about in Rachel’s latest post.
Gravitas Carbon Fibre Piston Test Bed (via Dapprman). Too bad about this material, because it looks really cool.
Digging Back In To the Archive: How Many Do You Own? (via Philofaxy). Quite an impressive collection!
Moonman V60 Fountain Pen Review (via SBRE Brown). The Omas 360 was one that got away from me. I found the angles on this one too sharp to be comfortable, but many people love it.
Today I Get To/Got To (via From the Pen Cup). A great idea for a new journaling prompt!
In Case You Missed It…
I tried to take some time off this week, and had a moderate degree of success. I did a short post on the latest iteration of the Kaweco Mini Converter, which I’ve very much enjoyed in Kaweco and non-Kaweco pens. (Sorry, it promptly sold out within an hour after this review went live and I’m trying to get more.)
In terms of other content, don’t forget to check out the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide if you haven’t already! We update the gift guide annually, and it’s become a bit of a tradition around here with new items added every year.
We have all sorts of new Book Darts available in the shop, including smaller-quantity offerings, new bookmarks, and a 75-Dart mixed set option.
T.G.S. Curated Shop Thanksgiving Weekend/Cyber Monday Specials!
We’re thankful for all of our readers and customers, and we wanted to offer a special promotion/discount this weekend! Through tomorrow night at 11:59pm US Central Time, take 10% off all inks and refills using the promo code “INKSGIVING” at checkout. This discount applies to all except TWSBI and Pilot, and includes newly arrived inks such as Kuretake, Teranishi Guitar, Diamine 150th Anniversary and 160th Anniversary, and everything else in our ink shop, including Inkvent Calendars since Inkvent starts today! Check out this week’s Thursday Drops page for a complete list of new arrivals and some clearance items.
Don’t forget that we are open today (Sunday) from 12-5pm for extended Holiday shopping hours! Check out our store location and hours here and on our Google Business listing for updated shopping hours throughout the holiday season.
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