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I think this week’s title says it all — it was a good week for pencil posts. There are several wonderful posts on pencil history and a guide to Blackwing Wings. It seems like a good time to start sharpening your pencils too — new planner season is coming and JetPens has created a sign-up…

The weeks surrounding the Independence Day holiday are usually pretty quiet in the pen community. Bloggers take a much-deserved week off and all our fine compatriots are busy tending to mosquitos bites and making copious quantities of iced tea and lemonade to stay cool. This will all change in a couple weeks when August can…

It seems fitting that during our “What’s Your Planning Style?” week, there are lots of reviews on paper, notebooks and planners. August (which is just around the corner) is the start of back-to-school and the announcements of a lot of planners so it makes sense that this is the week we, of the stationery community,…

Even in these unprecedented times, there are some things that remain constant like scorching heat and humidity in June in the Midwest followed by a rain storm that brings much needed relief. With this milder, warm weather everyone wants to be outside at the pool, by the grill or on the patio with a cold…

There were lots of posts this week about alternatives to the beloved Tomoe River paper. The pen community has made it its mission to find good alternatives and spread the news when they find it. Have you been seeking an alternative or settled on one you really like? For random interesting bits, the kottke.org Quick…

I’m always surprised by what I find in my RSS reader each week and this week was no different. First, there were many posts I didn’t include. Suffice it to say they were many posts that made me sad, angry or frustrated with the state of the world. My wish is that we are kind…