The Day the Stationery Store Came to Me (via From the Pen Cup). Stories like these are what makes this community great!
Kilk Orient Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). I’ve enjoyed watching Kilk release pens, especially with silver accents. This one is an interesting shape but I’d like to see how it actually fits my hand.
Galen Leather A5 Zippered Folio (via A Fleeting Ripple). Galen makes excellent, relatively inexpensive folios if you are looking for an all-in-one carry option for your notebook, pens, and other accessories.
My Growing Lamy 2000 Family (via Fountain Pen Blog). I need to “complete the family” by picking up the mechanical pencil.
A Left Handed Guide for New Fountain Pen Users (via Left Hook Pens). I’m not left-handed, so I can’t really answer many questions or give many recommendations in this regard, so when I see a good resource I try to share it!
Stipula Dark Grey (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist). I love a good dark grey ink. Stipula inks are quality but not as available as they use to be.
BENU Euphoria Forest Pond (via Rants of the Archer). The Euphoria is probably my favorite of the various BENU models. I love the goldfish motif here.
Magna Carta Denima (via Dapprman). Material made from real denim? I need to check this one out at the Baltimore show if Magna Carta comes this year.
Montblanc Rouge et Noir Baby Black Fountain Pen (via SBRE Brown). Montblanc’s Rouge et Noir series has held some of the more interesting additions to their lineup over the past several years. I’m not sure this particular pen appeals to me but others have enjoyed it.
A New Zealand Adventure (via Well-Appointed Desk). And to close things out, a travelogue!
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog, I talked about ink, namely why I tend to prefer “boring” inks for most of my everyday writing, in order to minimize distraction and to maximize performance on the widest variety of papers. I also reviewed two more inks from the Laban “Greek Mythology” series - Apollo Orange and Laban Aphrodite Pink.
Slowly but surely, I’m working my way towards a full review of the entire Laban Greek Mythology Ink line.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop - Pen Shows and New lochby!
We’re gearing up for the Baltimore Pen Show this week, and the Arkansas Pen Show the week after, so our schedule will be a touch irregular in March. Orders will still ship our regularly, but there may be a couple of business days’ delay here and there. If you’d like to get your hands on something before the show craziness starts, please place your orders by Wednesday morning so that we can ensure everything gets shipped out before we leave.
The Charcoal Lochby Quattro Pen Case with light beige interior. You can now assemble a full set of the Lochby cases in Charcoal and Navy, in addition to Brown!
This week we received a big shipment of new cases from Lochby, with the Quattro Four-Pen Case and the Pocket Journals now available in both Charcoal and Navy options, in addition to the classic Brown. Both Lochby and Traveler’s Company will be accompanying T.G.S. to the Baltimore Pen Show this year, so visit our table to see these in person. If you’d like to reserve these or any of our other recent restocks/arrivals for show pickup, please place an order using the code “615PICKUP” for pen show (or Nashville local) delivery. (I will verify that these are pickup orders prior to shipping, so please do not use the code to try to get free shipping on mail orders.)
Consider Supporting Us Via T.G.S. Patreon!
I shared some exciting news about projects I’m working on for an expanded T.G.S. on last night’s Patreon meetup. T.G.S. Patreon is the only non-shop means of support for the site, and features not only access to meetups and early gently used sales, but more exclusive content, including the potential return of Digital Divide, which I’ve been working on and hope to relaunch in the coming months. Patreon support starts as low as $3 per month, and if you pay annually there is a further discount. In addition to purchases from The Curated Shop, Patreon allows us to continue to grow the site without relying on advertisements and affiliate marketing. If you’re interested in meetups and exclusive content, or simply supporting the site, we greatly appreciate your support!