Recap: On The Paper Trail LIVE in Nashville (via Well-Appointed Desk). I had to lead with this one, didn’t I? Many thanks to Ana & Bob for joining us in Nashville at our first ever live event.
2026 BunguLA - A Brief Sunday Visit (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). I totally would have gone home with one of those Hachimonjiya original gradient Pilot Decimos.
Choosing the Right Work Pen, Part 1 (via Line Variation). The story of my life for many, many years. I finally settled on the Lamy 2000 in its various iterations and carried more than one work pen.
Still No NaNo (via Pen Addict - Sarah). I had not known that the official NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) had gone away, but it looks like people are still participating in an unofficial capacity by organizing their own groups!
Colorverse Colorvents Past (Part 1) (via Dime Novel Raven). This sounds like a fun experiment - to revisit the inks in the past Colorvent Calendars, even the ones that never made it into the official ink lineup.
Wearingeul The Glass Bead Game (via Figboot on Pens). These new Wearingeul fountain pens are getting a lot of attention, as the ink company gets into the pen game.
A Look at Semi-Vintage Parker 65 Custom Fountain Pen (via Fountain Pen Blog). The Parker 65 is one of those unfortunately overlooked vintage pens that can be fun to collect (at lower price points) since it came slightly after the “Golden Age” of vintage pens.
We were all extremely happy with how the event balanced shopping with hangouts, classes, and other experiences!
In Case You Missed It….
This week I have been playing catch-up from last week’s event, as well as this week’s Kaweco DIY experience (probably more on that later - wow, thanks to all of you who turned out!), but I did manage to write some reflections on On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville. As I note in the post, it was a unique experience that had not really been tried before, and we were extremely happy with the results!
Lunar Purple Sports are finally here1
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
We had a bunch of long-awaited new arrivals in the shop this week, including TRAVELER’S Company 2027 diary refills, Kaweco Lunar Sport pens in the new Lunar Shadow Purple and Light Purple finishes, and the Kaweco AL Sport Piston in a gorgeous dark Burgundy! We also have this year’s Diamine Inkvent Calendar in stock (Burgundy edition), as well as limited remaining stock of the 2026 Colorverse Colorvent Calendar. Be sure to check out each week’s Thursday Drops post for additional new arrivals and restocks!
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