2023 Chicago Pen Show - Recap (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). The Chicago Pen Show was last weekend, and apparently it was a lot of fun! Chicago has one of the best after-hours bar scenes on the pen show circuit.
Office Toy: Book Holders (via Analog Office). I can’t agree more that book holders are an indispensable office item for the analog-minded.
Scribo Write Here Africa (via Dapprman). Italian penmaker Scribo releases periodic collaborations with UK retailer Write Here, and you know how I love tortoiseshell material….
Weekly Carry-around #4 (via A Fleeting Ripple). I really need to find a vintage Sheaffer Tuckaway, maybe at my next pen show?
Building an Interview Daily Carry (via mnmlscholar). Pulling together a set of pens that can “present professionally” is trickier than it might seem at first, especially when you’ve been in this hobby for a while and your perspective on what’s “understated” shifts over time.
Stylosuite Flex Nibs (via Mountain of Ink). I have yet to actually take home a Stylosuite pen, but I’ve spent many a pen show at the table trying their creations!
Logical Air Swing Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love). I recently reviewed Nakabayashi Logical Prime paper, and following that review have received multiple recommendations to try the Logical Air.
#21PenQuestions - Jesi (via Well-Appointed Desk). I love reading the responses to these sorts of surveys and how different they are. Both Jesi and Laura answer this week.
Pelikan M200 Pastel Blue Special Edition (via Pelikan’s Perch). I figured this particular announcement was more relevant to my crew here than the M1000 Raden Red (it’s beautiful, but ouch on that price!).
In Case You Missed It…
Many thanks for your patience as I was traveling for a family wedding this past week. Due to some careful planning, I was able to stay up to date on my publications for the most part, with our first “Desert Island Pens” piece on Four Favorite Pens for Everyday Writing. I also reviewed Nakabayashi Logical Prime Paper, which people have been recommending to me for a while now and I finally got around to testing. Finally, if you’re interested in more video content, I’ve been working on cleaning up our YouTube Channel and posting some new material. I also have a backlog of short videos I’ve done over the years (mainly for Instagram, but some unpublished), which I’d like to archive for posterity and which may find their way over to YouTube at some point.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
Just because I’m out of town doesn’t mean the new releases stop coming! The TWSBI Diamond 580 AL Mini in Grape arrived, and is currently available for order. We also received a shipment of new Prime Timber 2.0 Leadholders and some fun mechanical pencils from Penco! As a reminder, all orders placed through today, May 14, will receive a complimentary extra gift to compensate for any shipping delays while I’ve been away. Orders placed this past week will be processed starting today and should go out by tomorrow.
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