Misfill, Babushka Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— This 81-Year-Old Babushka Is Taking Embroidery To A New Level (Design You Trust)

— Stationery in broad strokes | Pen Trading in Tokyo 2019 (Fude Fan)

— Sustainable gear (Mateusz Urbanowicz)

— Moleskine Wonder Woman Red Review (Writing at Large)

— Quo Vadis Everest weekly planners (Plannerisms)

— Japan’s Fascinating Blackboard Art Trend (Design You Trust)

— Review: M101N Grey-Blue (2019) (The Pelikan's Perch)

— Ink Review #657: Monteverde Motivation Orange (Mountain of Ink)

— Review: Karas Kustoms Fountain K - Black Delrin Edition (Alt. Haven)

— Pilot Elite 95S (Modern) (dapprman)

— Comparative Overview: Sailor Pro Gear vs. Pro Gear Realo (Scrively)

— Conway Stewart Tavy Ink (Gourmet Pens)

— What I leave out of reviews (UK fountain pens)

— The Best Albums of 2019 (So Far) (Vulture)

— The Guide to Getting into The Cramps, Garage Rock's True Freaks (VICE)

— A video about Scottish football, in the style of Wes Anderson (Creative Boom)

— Ian Moore's new zine illustrates scathing, but very funny, TripAdvisor reviews (It's Nice That)

— Learn How New Emoji Are Created (Hyperallergic)

— Avengers Characters in the Style of Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints (Kottke)

Want to catch the rest, plus extra articles, reviews, commentary, discounts, and more? Try out a Pen Addict Membership for only $5 per month!

INVENTERY Interchangeable Mechanical Pen and Pencil Giveaway

INVENTERY has a new project underway on Indiegogo, the Brass Interchangeable Mechanical Pen and Pencil. This one for for all of you gadget fans out there, with a single pen barrel used for swappable pen and pencil mechanisms. They sent me over an early release batch to give away to readers of the blog, and the two winners are:

Congrats Linnea and Jason! I’ve sent you an email to get your shipping address.

The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 357 - The Porsche of Moleskines

Myke and I finally caught up to the rest of the world and listen to author Neil Gaiman’s interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast. It doesn’t take long to realize that Neil is absolutely all-in on fountain pens, and is definitely #OneOfUs. It was a real joy listening to him. We also discussed TWSBI’s new ink teaser, and took a mini pen recommendation quiz that showed just how obvious we are.

Show Notes & Download Links

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