St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - Mike’s Pen Fun Casein Fountain Pen

Mike’s Pen Fun Casein Fountain Pen

We are super close to hitting our goal for St. Jude this month, so it’s time to UNLOAD ALL THE GIVEAWAYS to push us across the finish line!

This giveaway is for a Mike’s Pen Fun Traditional Casein fountain pen, fitted with a two-tone Steel Jowo #6 nib in Fine, tuned by Kirk Speer of Pen Realm. Thanks so much to Mike’s Pen Fun for donating this pen!

One note: this, and all other St. Jude Milestone Giveaways will run until October 2nd, officially closing at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

There are more giveaway milestones to hit, so check out my campaign and help myself and Relay raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - Mike’s Pen Fun Casein Fountain Pen
Posted on September 30, 2026 by Brad Dowdy and filed under St. Jude.

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - Retro 51 Fruit Series Rollerball Pens

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - Retro 51 Fruit Series Rollerball Pens

We are super close to hitting our goal for St. Jude this month, so it’s time to UNLOAD ALL THE GIVEAWAYS to push us across the finish line!

This giveaway is for both pens in the Retro 51 Fruit Series, Banana and Strawberry. And Retro 51 included matching Rickshaw pen sleeves for both. AND Retro 51 sent me two sets of everything, so there will be TWO winners of this giveaway. Whew! Big thanks to Retro 51 for sending over all of these goods to help us raise money for St. Jude.

One note: this, and all other St. Jude Milestone Giveaways will run until October 2nd, officially closing at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

There are more giveaway milestones to hit, so check out my campaign and help myself and Relay raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - Retro 51 Fruit Series Rollerball Pens
Posted on September 30, 2026 by Brad Dowdy and filed under St. Jude.

September Sponsor Spotlight

LAMY LX Blue

Sponsor support is very important to me here at The Pen Addict. My sidebar advertisers put their faith in me to deliver good value for them month in and month out, and I want to shine the light on the best of the best for you. If you are shopping for pens, paper, inks, and more, please check out these great companies and see what they have to offer. Some recent highlights:

Dromgoole’s is now carrying the Menmin Made Ultimate Stationery Bag in Aqua, Black, and Cream.

Vanness Pens has all of the new LAMY LX Blue pens in stock, including Fountain Pen, Rollerball, and Ballpoint.

JetPens has new Onishi Seisakusho Fountain Pens in stock, in both Cartridge/Converter and Piston-filling systems.

Goldspot gets you ready for Fall with the full Diplomat Viper Orange Fountain Pen, Rollerball, and Ballpoint.

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Sponsors.