The 23 Best Fountain Pens of 2023
  • Sep 1, 2023
The 23 Best Fountain Pens of 2023

What are the best fountain pens? Join us on a journey to the heart of fine writing to find the best writing instruments, drawing, note-taking and stylish best pens. We will explore the best pen brands from around the world from major brands and good fountain pens from smaller ones.

Most Expensive Pens in the World and Affordable Alternatives (2024)
  • Aug 11, 2023
Most Expensive Pens in the World and Affordable Alternatives (2024)

In this article, we showcase the world’s most expensive pens, tell you why they’re so dearly priced, and offer affordable alternatives that are more “down to Earth.”

Back to School Supply List for Pen Enthusiasts [2024]
  • Aug 8, 2023
Back to School Supply List for Pen Enthusiasts [2024]

It's that time of year again and back-to-school is upon us. For 2023, we refreshed our best recommendations for writing tools and accessories that provide utility, value, and excitement to students.

Guide to the Pilot Vanishing Point Capless Fountain Pen
  • Jul 27, 2023
Guide to the Pilot Vanishing Point Capless Fountain Pen

Now you see it, now you don't. Find out how a Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen works and why the Pilot VP is the world's most renowned retractable nib fountain pen.

7 Best Pens for Your Journal
  • Jul 26, 2023
7 Best Pens for Your Journal

Make your journaling experience enjoyable, informative, and worthwhile with our hand-picked recommendations for the best pens for journaling.

Best Fountain Pen Ink Selections of 2024
  • Jul 21, 2023
Best Fountain Pen Ink Selections of 2024

In this post, we’ll share our top 5 bestselling fountain pen inks of 2023 (so far) as well as our top 5 most popular inks, and my (Tom’s) 5 favorite inks. Using these 15 inks as a starting point, we’ll make some suggestions on how you can continue your journey into the world of fountain pen inks to explore new colors you’ll love.

Tom Answers #21PenQuestions
  • Jul 14, 2023
Tom Answers #21PenQuestions

Call it a challenge, a trend, or a writing prompt, the #21PenQuestions is a fun way to share your unique collecting habits with the pen community. Here, I (Tom) will do my best to answer all of these questions to the fullest degree of honesty and integrity. I haven’t looked at anyone else’s answers because I did not want to color my thoughts.

Alternatives to buying a Mont Blanc
  • Jul 10, 2023
Alternatives to buying a Mont Blanc

Ask a non-pen person what's a fancy pen they've heard of and they will invariably say "Montblanc," or the "one with the snowflake on top." As one would expect of a household luxury brand name, Montblanc pens can be prohibitively expensive. In this post, we'll take a look at which pens you can buy instead of a Montblanc. The idea is to obtain a world-class writing experience without the high price.

Flying With Fountain Pens?  Fountain Pen Airplane Travel Explained
  • Jul 6, 2023
Flying With Fountain Pens? Fountain Pen Airplane Travel Explained

Are you traveling with fountain pens in an airplane? It’s critical to be careful when flying with fountain pens, before you take flight, here’s what to do!