Famous People & Pens

James Bond Has No Ordinary Mont Blanc

09/12/2016

Between the ages of 7 and 10, I set out on a quest to watch…

My First Published Book: ‘Little Victories’

08/05/2016

It was a dark and stormy decade, but I finally found a publisher for my…

Simon Pegg’s Fountain Pen Happiness

03/10/2016

Pens play a key role in “Hector and the Search for Happiness.” They save the…

What Pen Does Robert De Niro Use?

10/14/2015

I have reached a state of predictability. While out on a date with my girlfriend…

Pens of World War II–Revisited

07/21/2015

Back in October of 2013 I discussed General MacArthur’s Big Red Parker Duofold and General…

The Skyline’s the Limit for Walt Disney

05/12/2015

It only seems fitting that a pen company get the nation’s leading animator to sell…

Esterbrook has those ‘Biloxi Blues’

01/05/2015

Neil Simon is one of my favorite playwrights, and I wasn’t 3 minutes into the…

March of the Toy Soldiers

12/13/2014

Tish, a pen collector in Canada, also takes painstaking measures to recreate battle scenes such…

Pen Collector Profile: Nan Sampson, Author

07/17/2014

For the longest time, dead people were the sole focus of our “Famous People &…

Tip O’ the Hat to Stephen Colbert

03/15/2014

Normally, we don’t highlight famous people using disposable pens, but Stephen Colbert earns our special…

Don’t Forget Your Thank You Notes

12/26/2013

Pen afficianados are a pretty polite group of people, but in case you weren’t sure…