My Top 5 Stationery Favorites for 2026 (So Far) (via Well-Appointed Desk). Ana walks us through her top finds for the year to date.
My Solution to the “I’m Dead, What Happens to My Journals?” Question (via From the Pen Cup). Another perspective that’s different from the usual “Burn them” response.
Halfway Through the Year with a Sterling Ink Common Planner (via Dime Novel Raven). I personally am using the Wonderland222 this year, but the Sterling Ink Common Planner is another that I see heavily recommended.
Every Pencil in the New Blackwing LOTR Set (via dwrdnet). This was a wild idea. So far I have still resisted.
Live from the Triangle Pen Show 2026 (via Inkdependence). The Triangle Pen Show (North Carolina) took place last weekend, and Mike always does his show walkthrough and livestream.
Top 10 Fountain Pen Makers You Should Know (via Figboot on Pens). There are many new makers who have entered the pen world over the past few years it can be difficult to keep up, and videos/posts like this one are helpful keeping track if you’re interested in exploring custom pens.
Sixth Anniversary (via Inkredible Colours). Congratulations on a six-year bloggiversary! Always a huge accomplishment!
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In Case You Missed It….
I’ve been back from Japan for a week or so now and have had a chance to start going through all of the stationery I brought back! This week I posted an entry in my “Japan Trip Journal” series discussing the inks I found, and I also did a YouTube video on the Top 5 Cool Things I Brought Back from Japan with me! Yesterday I posted a pen review of one of the pens I ended up taking with me on that trip, the Pilot Custom Heritage 92, which is the sole piston filler in Pilot’s lineup and a highly underrated workhorse pen.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
We had several new arrivals land in the shop this week, including restocks of most TWSBI fountain pens, Diamine Ink, additional nib sizes of the Pilot Custom 845 Urushi and Pilot Custom 912, and additional TRAVELER’S Notebooks. New Anterique pens (the click-cap GP1) arrived, as well as additional colors of their standard click-pens. We’ve also added the last few Summer Clearance Mystery Boxes to the clearance section of the shop, and once these are gone we’re done until the fall. Be sure to check each week’s Thursday drops post for a full list of all new arrivals and restocks.
Our Nashville shop will be open this week normal hours, from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-5pm on Saturday! Please come by and see us in person.
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