A quick recap of my experience at the California Pen Show 2026 in Los Angeles.
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Fashionable Friday: Certainly Burgundy
I’ve been talking among friends, pen shop owners and family about what we feel is REALLY the color that will be the color of the year for 2026 and one of the colors we have seen being very popular is burgundy. This deep, jewel-toned wine-red color is selling like hot cakes in pen shops and…
What’s In My Bag: Travel Edition
Okay, nosy Nellies! I know I love seeing what other people carry in their bags so I figure its payback time. So, here’s what I’ve packed in my bag for my trip to LA for the California Pen Show. The Bag: For this trip, I am using a small backpack from North Face called the…
Link Love: Dammit, Donut!
Tonight is Matt Dinniman’s book signing event here in KC. If you’re not familiar with Matt Dinniman, he wrote the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and has a new book out called Operation Bounce House. It will be hosted by the audiobook reader of the series, Jeff Hays. Pretty much every single one of my friends…
Ink Review: Troublemaker Abalone
Troublemaker Abalone was one of the first multichromatic inks I ever tried. I remember being absolutely ticked at the color variation and tonal qualities to the ink ranging from reddish purple-pink to a deep bluish purple with hints of teal green inbetween. Depending on the application, any of these tones may show in writing, drawing,…
A Review of Paper for 6-Ring Binders
I’ve recently acquired several packs of paper for 6-ring binders like Plotter, Filofax and similar. While you can cut and punch paper yourself to fill 6-ring binders, its fun to see that the 6-ring binder market is being revitalized. I bought a combination of Personal/Bible size (6.73×3.74″) and A5 size (8.26×5.82″). Many of these are…
Finding an Old Treasure in my “Stash”
As I wander through my stash this month, I rediscovered my Caran D’ache 849 Fountain Pen. At one point, I had two (one pink and one green) but I have only been able to find the green one. These pens are soft hex shaped barrels with a snap cap. The cap can be posted but…