Thanks to everyone who shared their Fountain Pen Day activities with us. It was a joy to live vicariously through every one of you. I did a little online window shopping at the various sales, followed Brad Dowdy’s adventures in Chicago at Atlas Stationers and wrote in my journal with my favorite pens. And now…
Not a trick, maybe a treat? I spied this post a week ago on @sailor.pen.northamerica: Ana and I mulled this over and came up with many possible reasons for the announcement: The success of the “don’t miss the boat” sale in the last few months? An increase in “grey market” sales where folks are ordering…
Pen shows are an amazing opportunity to meet up with like-minded pen users, pen friends, and pen vendors. Most attendees visit one or two shows in a year, many times due to the distance that must be traveled to the show venue. But with the newest shows added to the pen show circuit, there are…
Do people write posts analyzing second year pen shows? 2022 was the first year for the Orlando Pen Show and I have seen plenty of posts looking at the event – did it live up to the hype? Did it have any new events or features? But I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a…
While I was off gallivanting in California, we restocked a bunch of products in the shops (Big Cartel — the main US shop, and Etsy for international orders). The Good News First, in our Big Cartel shop, we have just relisted the Col-o-ring FOLIO ($40 each + $10 oversized shipping). We only make a small…
I hate hearing bad news. I hate announcing bad news. But I do appreciate finding out about the bad news in time to be able to do something about it. You may have recently heard rumors about Cosmo Air Light paper being discontinued and I am writing today to confirm that this is true –…
This week, The Desk is taking a little holiday to attend the Dallas Pen Show. If you are in the Dallas area, please come by the Dromgoole’s tables and say hello to Jesi and I. We will be your hostesses at the Dromgoole’s Ink Bar. The irony that we will be spending the whole weekend…
