It’s casual Monday today, as I recalibrate from my first pen show of the year. Baltimore was a great one, and I’ll have plenty more to say in the coming week. My quick recap and photo dump has been sent to PA Members, Kimberly will have her show recap on the blog this Friday, and I’ll be talking more on all the socials this week. Have a great one!
Misfill, Cheerio 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:
— Fountain Pen Review: SchonDsgn x Inkdependence "Cheerio Waterpen" (The Well-Appointed Desk)
— One Week 100 People Day 6: Posca Pens and Pencil (Writing at Large)
— The Salty Quill Writing Retreat for Women: a Story in Pictures (Paper Blogging)
— Bag Dump: What's in My Rickshaw Banzai Bag? (The Gentleman Stationer)
— Dymo Labelling Ideas (1977) (Present & Correct)
— Wabi-Sabi: A Short Film on the Beauty of Traditional Japan (Open Culture)
— Allegory Goods Reliquary (Figboot on Pens)
— An upcycled Tradition (Bleistift)
— Diane Arbus Notebooks (Notebook Stories)
— The art of Hasui Kawase, 1883–1957 (feuilleton)
— Ink of the Week – Sailor Ink Studio 123 (Fountain Pen Love)
— Notes Art (Kottke)
— Atlas of the Munsell Color System (1915) (The Public Domain Review)
— Color Traveler Kure Battleship Yamato Gray on Leuchtturm1917 (Inkcredible Colours)
— PenBBS Season 29 Part 1 (Mountain of Ink)
— Hip Hop and the Machine (Hyperallergic)
— A new identifier system for Zettelkasten (Thoughtful Atlas)
— Monthly Pen Purchases: February 2023 (Rachel's Reflections)
— Change Of Plans: Pelikan May Be Eyeing A New Plant At Their Peine-Vöhrum Site (The Pelikan's Perch)
— A Maddeningly Complex Ballpoint Pen Replica of a 1000 Yen Bill by Keita Sagaki (Spoon & Tamago)
— February In Three Parts – California Pen Show & Other Adventures (The Poor Penman)
— flexible: galen leather a5 zippered folio (a fleeting ripple)
— Nostalgia Blue (Dime Novel Raven)
— The Day the Stationery Store Came to Me (From the Pen Cup)
Want to catch the rest, plus extra articles, reviews, commentary, discounts, and more? Try out a Pen Addict Membership for only $5 per month!
Diplomat Elox Orange Rings Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner
I’m lucky to have made some amazing pen friends over the years, including ones who have various pens they are no longer using and want to send them to me, to give to you. One of you, anyway. This lightly used Diplomat Elox Orange Rings Fountain Pen with a Fine Steel nib is a fantastic pen for any fountain pen fan, and the winner is:
Congrats Mary! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.
