Misfill, More Drawing 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:

— Less plastic, more drawing (or writing) (Art vs. Entropy)

— Broken stationery surprise (Bleistift)

— InkShift – TACCIA benizakura to sabimidori (inkxplorations)

— Ink Review #2122: Robert Oster Ghost (Mountain of Ink)

— Weekly carry-around #2 (a fleeting ripple)

— Lamy 2000 Double Broad Nib Fountain Pen Review (Blake's Broadcast)

— Interviews — Women of Rock (Women of Rock)

— Ink Review: Sailor Hawaii and North Dakota (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— From Naturally Dyed Paper, Kanako Abe Cuts Exquisite Works Connecting Nature and the Human Touch (Colossal)

— Rockster Daydreamer (YouTube)

— EF nib unit for my Vanishing Point (Stationery 🍕)

— R.E.M.'s 'Murmur' Came Out 40 Years Ago Today (Stereogum)

— Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 with Calligraphy Curved Nib Review (SBREBrown)

— 8 Pen Questions (Rachel's Reflections)

— Travelling with ink: April snippets. (Fountain pen blog)

— What, me worry? (From the Pen Cup)

— Pen Review: Tibaldi Bononia Vintage Fountain Pen (Oblique Medium Nib) (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Creating on Clairefontaine (Dime Novel Raven)

— Analog in New York City (Analog Office)

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

Taccia Sunao-Iro Sweet Color Ink Set Giveaway Winner

With two pen shows still barely outside of my rear-view mirror, the giveaway coffers are loaded for awesomeness. For example, I couldn’t pass up this Taccia Sunao-Iro Sweet Color Ink Set that I picked up from Vanness Pens at the Atlanta Pen Show. This set contains three 20 ml bottles of ink-Daidai (Orange), Momo (Pink), and Murasaki (Purple). I’m giving away this set to one lucky winner, and they are:

Congrats Rachel! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.

St. Louis Pen Show (Sponsor)

My thanks to the St. Louis Pen Show for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

From Thursday, June, 22nd to Sunday June, 25th, the pen world heads to the Gateway City. Have you made plans yet? If so, great! If not, here is a sampling of what you have to look forward to:

• Over 170 vendor tables.
• Around 20 classes over the three public days, featuring calligraphy, cursive handwriting, journaling, letterpress, vintage pens, Pen Repairs, and others.
• KWZ Missourah Crawdad! Your first chance to pick up this show exclusive ink.
• Low admissions rates at $5 for a single day pass, $10 for all three public days, and $30 for the four day trader pass.
• Great hotel rates, which include breakfast daily.
• Tons of door prizes throughout the weekend.

Time to make plans to meet your friends in St. Louis! Head over to the St. Louis Pen Show website for all of the details, buy tickets, and book your hotel for the pen show rate, which always sells out.