Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges: What Are Your Favorites?

I’m not one to shy away from yet another experiment, and this time around it is fountain pen ink cartridges. Specifically, short international fountain pen ink cartridges. As you know, I’m a fan of small, or pocket-sized, fountain pens, and using an ink cartridge in them is more often than not the best solution.

Either I haven’t been paying enough attention, or the ink cartridge market has exploded over the past several years. Maybe in response to the popularity of smaller fountain pens? Whatever the reason, I approve, and I’m going to be testing a bunch out.

With that in mind, do you have a go-to fountain pen ink cartridge? I’ve stuck to the basics over the years, but the options are wide and varied these days, and I want to explore. I’m off to a good start as you can see above, but tell me your favorites in the comments below, or hit me up on Twitter.

Tuesday Toolset, Picture Sticker Edition

Despite being surrounded by pens and paper all weekend at the Atlanta Pen Show, there was only one pen and one notebook I kept on me at all times. And, by the end of the show, my notebook was upgraded greatly.

1. Nock Co. DotDash Sidebound Pocket Notebook. That’s right, side bound. Getting mine at the show was the first time I got to hold the final product, and it came out great. The Bright Orange DotDash pattern is practically an optical illusion. From a distance, the page looks almost like a blank ivory page until you pull it closer and notice the fluorescent pattern. It’s wild!
2. 22Pen. I was asked to bring a lot of pens for show and tell at the show - Sailor King of Pen and Conid Monarch for example - and I knew the 22Pen was going to be joining that illustrious company. It drew a huge range of comments, all of which were expected. It is such a strange pen and I wanted to get it into people’s hands to check out.
3. Polaroid Zip Mobile Printer. I’m well versed in the resurgence of the small instant photography camera, but I didn’t know anything about the image sticker printer I saw being passed around at the bar. It can connect via Bluetooth to your smartphone and print 2”x3” stickers for you to use anywhere. As I did.

Apuntes Notebook Giveaway

As much as I try to keep up with new releases online, nothing beats browsing through vendor tables in person at a pen show. That leads to finds like Apuntes a new-to-me notebook brand found at Vanness Pens.

Manufactured in Mexico by a company appropriately named imakenotebooks, the Apuntes lineup is classically styled with modern features. I have one Basico notebook in dot grid format to give away, so read the rules below and get entering!

Apuntes Notebook Giveaway