Ohio Pen Show Bound!
Wow! What a whirlwind year! I can’t believe it is already time to go to…
Meet the Ink Test Guru
Several years ago I met Donn D. at the Chicago Pen Show. We got to…
2018 Dallas Pen Show Round-up
Sometimes the biggest part of an adventure is just arriving safely. My trusty car, Penelope…
Dallas Pen Show Here We Come…I Hope
We’ve got four boxes and a whole lot more filled with vintage and preowned modern…
James Bond’s Montblanc from Octopussy: The Sequel
Two years ago we identified the sterling silver Montblanc 146 used in the 1983 James…
Man Saves a Life Using Pen
We’ve all heard the cliché that the pen in mightier than the sword. Typically it…
Vive la France! The Eisenhower Pen Mystery … Solved!
Five year ago I wrote a story about the pens used to end World War…
2018 DC Pen Show Proves a Success
To be honest, a lot of us had our doubts about the 2018 DC Pen…
2018 DC Pen Show or Bust!
After last year’s chaotic but successful pen show, we are hitting the road for the…
Ink Fast Test #5: Diamine & ColorVerse
I went a little ink crazy at Vanness Pens during the Little Rock Pen Show,…
One Crazy Summer!
Since last writing, I’ve been to the inaugural St. Louis Pen Show, moved secret underground…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Elementary Gift
Most pen fanatics are familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the famed author of the…