Misfill, London Calling 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:

— The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 40 years on (BBC News)

— Wancher Sailor Japan Blue Professional Gear Fountain Pen Review (SBREBrown)

— Kokuyo's Bid for Pentel Ends in Failure (Nippon.com)

— The Oddly Comforting Allure of London's Vintage Tube Textiles (Messy Nessy Chic)

— Review: Leonardo Momento Zero Grande Fountain Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)

— Ferris Wheel Press Charger Set (Mountain of Ink)

— Notebook Review: Filofax Notebook and Clipbook (The Gentleman Stationer)

— A Goldfish Crackers Manufacturing Mystery (Core77)

— How Keeping a Journal Can Turn Your Life Around (Nature World News)

— What Are The Best Fountain Pen Friendly Notebooks For Bullet Journaling? (Fountain Pen Love)

— Chili's Menu, by Cormac McCarthy (Coudal Partners)

— Notebook Review: Rifle Paper Co. Graph Notepad (Polar Pencil Pusher)

— Garcia-Deschacht Durga (dapprman)

— News: Edelstein Ink of the Year 2020 – Moonstone (The Pelikan's Perch)

— 52 Things Learned in 2019 (Kottke)

— Notebook Review: Field Notes (F)All Editions (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Lucy in the sky with Diamine – The Fab Four (Nick Stewart)

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Diamine Inkvent Calendar Day 15

(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)

I am feeling quite cheerful as I write this review because I just finished turning in my grades for the semester. Christmas doesn’t start for me until grades are in, so now I can start thinking about shopping, writing cards, and dreaming up my Christmas list. Oh, and I need to make my special holiday candy. Sigh. I still have so much to do!

Today’s ink is called Festive Cheer, and we can all use some of that. It’s a glorious deep blue that definitely leans towards purple, and it has copper sheen.

The ink looks much bluer on white Rhodia paper, but you can still see a bit of purple in the swab. This vivid color looks great in fine, medium, and broad nibs. It’s dark enough that it doesn’t exhibit much shading, but the color and sheen give it plenty of character.

I wish actual festive cheer came bottled like ink and that we could take a sip every so often when the crowds get too much or when getting together with family is more like engaging in battle. Alas, bottled festive cheer doesn’t exist, so we’ll have to create our own. This ink provides a good start. It’s a brilliant color that will definitely bring a smile to your face. Maybe take some time today to write a note of encouragement to someone you know who is struggling this holiday season.

**Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.

Diamine Inkvent Calendar Day 14

(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)

One of the things I don’t like about living in Abilene, Texas, is that it just doesn’t get very cold here. Today, for example, it is 80 degrees--in December! Ugh. I realize that some people would love 80 degree temperatures in December. But I want it to be cold. I like snow and icy windowpanes and seeing my breath when I walk outside.

Unfortunately, Jack Frost doesn’t visit Abilene much, but he is featured in Diamine’s Inkvent Calendar today. Jack Frost is a stunning deep blue shimmer and sheen ink. The shimmer is silver (of course) and the sheen is purple.

If you read any of my fountain pen reviews, you know that my favorite color of pen is blue. That’s also true for ink, and this one is absolutely gorgeous, combining cobalt blue with purple sheen. The color looks fabulous in any size nib (but especially in broad and flex nibs), and swabbing the ink brings out the sheen and shimmer.

This is one ink I wish came in a larger bottle than the tiny 7ml one in the calendar. Plus, since these inks are limited edition, I’ll only have Jack Frost around for a few fills. It’s sort of like “winter” in Texas--you just get a little taste of cold weather--maybe even an ice storm--and then it’s spring.

(Cult Pens provided the Diamine Inkvent Calendar to Pen Addict free of charge for review purposes.)

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