2025 Chicago Pen Show Recap and Report Card (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). I’m glad the Chicago Pen Show seems to be on the rise again, with a fresh location. Also wishing Kimberly a speedy recovery!
January-April 2025 in Stationery (via A Gathering of Curiosities). An excellent stationery retrospective, and I love reading about how people use their sandglasses.
Stationery Feed Episode 8 with Shawn Newtwon of Newton Pens (via DWRDNET). Derek interviews Shawn on his podcast/vidcast, where Shawn discusses his penmaking enterprise and his scholarship fund!
Twice as Many Bits! The Tactile Turn 16-Bit Is Here (via Inkdependence). I’ll have to get one of these. I don’t buy every Tactile Turn special release, but lately they’ve had a tendency to release “unmissable” ones like this that speak to my childhood.
2025 Atlanta Pen Show Haul (via Feed Your Creativity). I make an appearance at around the 13:00 mark in some show footage!
Papakōlea Mauna Koa Fountain Pen (via Kanilea Pen Company). I don’t often highlight product releases in Sunday Reading, but I did want to highlight the latest release from Kanilea, which I’m adding to the list for my next pen show.
My Closet Stationery Stash (via Inky.Rocks). Uh oh, is this going be a think where we show off our closets of doom? Also, check out this walkthrough of desktop items for easy journaling!
Visit to G. Itoya in Tokyo Japan (via Inkredible Colours). Every time I see an Itoya visit recap, I think “7 Floors of Stationery - How?” This remains on the list.
Tom’s Studio Pocket Fountain Pen (via Dapprman). A very thorough and fair review of my favorite of the Tom’s Studio fountain pen offerings.
Kakimori Frost Fountain Pen in Violet (via Well-Appointed Desk). I’m still working on some new fountain pen offerings, but the Kakimori Frost may be on my list of pens to bring in. People seem to like it!
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog I got back to reviewing, with an ink review (Taccia Aomurasaki - a dark purple-black), and a review of a new line of “economical” notebooks: the Maruman Spiral Note Basic Notebooks. Not mentioned in the review: I’m really starting to enjoy B5 as a size. Stay tuned….
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
The big news from earlier in the week is that we are running a pencil promotion through the entire month of May, where you can take 10% off all pencil and pencil-adjacent orders (excluding Blackwing and TWSBI). Just use the coupon code “PENCIL10” at checkout! We’ve added some personal favorites of mine, including the Tombow 4B and 6B penmanship/handwriting pencils, a new Lamy Multi Pen (the Logo Tri Pen), a blacked-out version of the Caran d’Ache 849 fountain pen, and a new variation of the TWSBI Diamond Mini. Each week you can check out the “Thursday Drops” post for news on new releases and announcements on brick-and-mortar store hours.
NEW T.G.S. Patreon Features - We’ve started a discord community!
If you enjoy our content (whether here on the main website, Instagram, YouTube Channel or elsewhere), and would like early/extra access to shop releases and gently used stationery opportunities, consider supporting us via Patreon. We do our best to remain 100% self-supported without having to rely on third-party advertisers or affiliates. Of course, the number one way to help is to visit our curated retail shop either online (or in person, if you’re in the Nashville area)! If you enjoy in-person and virtual meetups and having access to more personal content, the T.G.S. Patreon includes these as well as access to early shop releases (including the Taschenstift “Violet Tendencies”), the quarterly gently used sales, a monthly updates newsletter, and of course our monthly meetups. Patreon support starts as low as $3 per month, and if you pay annually there is a further discount. As noted above, we’ve recently started a Discord community for all paid Patreon supporters.