We have referred to ourselves as pen addicts, pen junkies, pen nerds, etc etc… and none of these descriptions are particularly flattering. To some, these terms could even seem a little insensitive to anyone who actually deals with addiction. So, Chronicles of a Fountain Pen did some research for other descriptive terms that we could use to describe pen enthusiasts.
Which of these terms do you prefer?
- Penneography – in the spirit of John Scheffer – means the study of pens,
- Stileophile or Stylophile – one who loves pens,
- Estilophile – synonym of “stileophile,” one who loves pens.
- Archæostylophylogeny – the study of early fountain pens as it pertains to their evolution and grouping and how they split off from one another. (courtesy of the Vintage Pen Doctor)
The last one… its as hard to spell and pronounce as the term for stamp collectors, Philatelist. MY local pen club uses Stylophile but I kind of like Penographer or Penneographer. It leans into the “graphy” — writing part of pen love.
Link of The Week:
My life will never be the same after this! And my ink collection may actually diminish even faster!
- Video: Hot swapping your Pilot Parallel nib onto an Opus 88! (starting at the 6 min mark) (via Koosje Koene)
Pens:
- It’s a new month, what’s in your pen cup? (via Chronicles of a Fountain Pen)
- Review: $8 knock-off of a Lamy 2000 – by Ricardo (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Pen Review: Uni Jetstream 4&1 Multi Pen (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- “If I Could Only Keep One….” (My Version) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- About one of my crazy obsessions (via Drewscape)
- Lamy AL-Star Aquatic Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Doodling With Fountain Pens: Circles Pattern (via Fountain Pen Love)
Ink:
- How to Refill an Ink Cartridge Using a Syringe (via JetPens Blog)
- Ink Review #2538: Lamy Violet Blackberry (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review #2539: Lamy Pink Cliff (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review #810: Dominant Industry Leaf Green (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Franklin-Christoph’s New Ink: Bronze Age! (via Inkdependence!)
- Sailor Manyo Koke & Pro Gear Slim Summer Rain Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Ink Battle: Troublemaker and Diamine (via Rachel’s Reflections)
Pencils:
- SproutWorld Plantable Pencils (via Tools and Toys)
Art & Creativity:
- Wax Resists Comparison for Watercolor Painting – REVIEW (via Doodlewash)
- On My Table: Beginning of May 2024. (via Apple-Pine)
- Diary Comic Challenge Follow-up (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- How to use your downtime to boost your creative career (via Creative Boom)
Other Interesting Things:
- Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium Is Now Viewable Online for Free (via My Modern Met)
- 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 694) (via Messy Nessy Chic)
- Will Instagram’s massive algorithm update help or harm creatives? (via Creative Boom)
- January – April 2024: Four Months in Stationery (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
- Montblanc asked Wes Anderson to direct its ad. He did – and designed a pen | Vogue Business (via The Cramped)
- Pen Show Adventures: 2024 Chicago Pen Show Friday Recap! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
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Not sure what the best alternative name should be, but I am always glad when someone shares their compulsion to collect another fountain pen, notebook, box of stationery, bottle of ink, etc., because it assures me that I am not alone in having enough of these things to open their own stationery shop! Wonder if anyone else feels the same?
You are definitely among your people here.