How Do I Polish a Pen? Celluloid Edition
EDITOR’S NOTE: Polishing a vintage pen can be a surprisingly dangerous exercise in vintage pen…
Westenra Memorial: Stave II
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is chapter 2 of my on-again-off-again novel “Westenra Memorial.” You can read…
How Do I Restore A Parker Vacumatic
This is a new old stock Parker Vacumatic Maxima in the “Golden Pearl” design. Check…
Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Montblancs: Greta Garbo
One of the greatest screen beauties in golden-era Hollywood was Swedish-born Greta Garbo. She expressed…
Parker Pen Heists
It has been a little while, but I have a new story in Pen World…
Examining Noodler’s Ink Part II
For your writing pleasure, we have tested 10 more Noodler’s-brand inks. In Part I we…
Mark Twain’s Conklin Crescent
Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, owned this house with his wife Livy in…
How Do I Restore a Sheaffer TouchDown
Fixing a Sheaffer TouchDown filler can be easy with a little practice. Personally, I love…
How Do I Write an Interview Thank You Note?
Sending a thank you note after a job interview is an excellent way to help…
Holiday Shipping Deadlines
A field of wild blue camas in Montana springtime has nothing to do with postal…
Westenra Memorial: Stave I
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first chapter to a book I have not completed.…
Examining Noodler’s Ink Part 1
The one ink brand everyone is always talking about is Noodler’s Inks. People either love…