A reminder to myself in the face of the loss I’ve experienced this year. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. 🎄 . . . #fountainpen #fountainpens #quote #handwriting #stationery #stationeryaddict #sailorink #journal #nanamipaper #tomoeriver #fpgeeks #penaddict #fpgeeks

This Carène was a gift from my mother. I don’t use it often, but it serves as the reminder of a lovely Normandy afternoon spent in her kind and luminous company. . . . #stationery #fountainpen #waterman #handwriting #kobeink #watermanpen #carene #tomoeriverpaper #tomoeriver #fpn #penaddict #fpgeeks

🎉🎉🎉🎉 . Pen: Sailor PG Slate Blue, N-MF Ink: Sailor Ink Studio 973 Paper: @yoseka.stationery . . . #fountainpen #fountainpenday #stationery #notebook #cursive #handwriting #sailorpen #sailorink #stationeryaddict #penaddict #fpgeeks #fpn

The Ink Studio line has been a little hit or miss for me, but some of these are really, really nice. . . . #fountainpen #sailorink #sailorinkstudio #glasspen #inksamples #fountainfeder #stationery #stationeryaddicts #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict

Trying something new for me: not treating ink like it’s a scarce, sacred fluid. I’m not an artist, though, so #babysteps… . . . #fountainpen #fountainpens #notebook #notebooktherapy #sailorink #lifestationery #stationery #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict

Laying down thick lines of my favorite blue ink (Hougado Bocchan Blue) with this Zoom nib is a lot of fun. . . . #fountainpen #fountainpens #sailorpen #sailorink #hougado #fpn #penaddict #fpgeeks #stationery #stationeryaddict #handwriting #kokuyo

Definitely did not need yet another notebook, but when you randomly find a cute Japanese stationery store in the East Village, what are you supposed to do?? . . #fountainpen #stationery #notebook #handwriting #cursive #conid #conidpen #conidpens #fpgeeks #fpgeek #fpn #penaddict

I know this is sacrilegious, but I prefer the new square bottle to the old vase… 🤷🏼‍♂️

Green tea and green tea ink (Kobe 34). 🍵

Thesis: @nagasawapenstyleden Rokko Green is the best green. And it’s particularly gorgeous on @kobeha_078 Graphilo, which gives it a lovely depth and shine. It makes writing with the practical-but-somewhat-boring Waverley a little more exciting.

Must. Stop. At. 6… A couple of notes: I love the matte models. And I’m thinking of swapping the Ivory for the Graphite Lighthouse. And I have to surf a lot of urges in order to keep my mini-collection at 6. 🏄 . . . #fountainpen #sailorprogear #sailorpen #sailorpens #maruzen #andersonpens #joyful2 #stationery #fpn #penaddict #fpgeeks

It’s taken a long time, but I’ve kind of settled on the grinds that work best for me. For printing, I enjoy using Naginata-togi MFs. Discovering this nib a few years ago really changed my perception of how good a nib could feel and the blade-like grind was a revelation. Over time, I’ve discovered that what works best for my cursive and block print is a slightly narrower blare grind, such as this one from @nibgrinder Mark Bacas. The line widths may not appear to be drastically different, but Mark’s grind is just narrow enough to work with my cursive (I’d like to think…). . . . #fountainpen #conid #conidpen #andersonpens #sailorink #sailorpens #sailorprogear #tomoeriver #cursive #handwriting #stationery #stationeryaddict #nanamipaper #penaddict #fpgeeks #fpn

conidpen party. I love my Sailors and Pilots, but these are my “cold dead hands” pens. The @fontoplumo Minimalistica is a recent arrival (thanks, Frank!) and I’ve noticed a couple of things: 1) the new o-ring is a huge improvement over previous ones, which made uncapping a massive pain for me, and 2) this one is numbered 75/75, leading me to believe that these are being produced in batches of 25 pens. . . #fountainpen #conid #conidpen #stationery #notebook #montblancink #sailorink #journal #penaddict #fpn #fpgeeks

Given that I’m a compulsive ink switcher, emptying a CON-70 feels like an accomplishment. Pen is the Akashi 90th anniversary Pilot CH912 Beppu, ink was Writing Lab Old Burgundy. . . . #fountainpen #pilotpen #pilotch912 #penandmessage #sailorink #tomoeriver #stationery #notebook #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict

For three years, I used the @hobonichi1101 Techo as a daily journal rather than as a planner, which felt like a waste. So, this year, I thought I’d change things up and use an official Tomoe River notebook. I was worried the lack of pre-printed pages might lend itself to skipping days, but so far so good. 📔🖋 . . . #journal #journaling #stationery #handwriting #pilotpen #sailorpen #sailorink #tomoeriverpaper #tomoeriver #notebook #hobonichi #hobonichitecho #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict #fountainpen

Work setup. I was this close to selling this guy, but ended up getting a new cap for it instead and I’m so glad I did. Completely rekindled my love for this pen. Adding a Pilot WA nib (thanks, Joey @flexiblenibfactory) didn’t hurt. . . #fountainpen #bujo #conid #conidpen #kobeha #graphilo #sailorink #pilotpen #stationery #stationeryaddict #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict #handwriting

For funsies, I wanted to see if I could emulate some of my favorite cha-related Sailor inks with the new Taccia inks. Paper is Midori MD Cotton. . . #fountainpen #fountainpenink #sailorink #tacciaink #stationery #handwriting #pilotpen #midori #paper

When a pen friend sends you an inky care package so lovely that you carefully dissect it to extricate its contents without ruining it. . . #fountainpen #fountainpenink #penpal #sailorink #sailorpen #stationery #stationeryaddict #fpgeeks #fpn #penaddict

I usually prefer my tea-themed inks on the murky green end of things, but Taccia Cha is a lovely surprise. . . #fountainpen #handwriting #conidpen #conid #taccia #tacciaink #tomoeriver #stationery #fpn #fpgeeks #penaddict #naginatatogi

Out and about without decent paper, so had to improvise… . . #fountainpen #handwriting #lamy #lamy2000 #montblancink #handwritingday #fpn #penaddict #fpgeeks

Trying out my first Zoom nib. Completely impractical, but fun AF. . . #fountainpen #fountainpenink #kobeink #conid #conidpen #sailorpen #tomoeriverpaper #tomoeriver #nanamipaper #crossfield #handwriting #stationery #penaddict #fpn #fpgeeks

12 (!) years ago, while studying abroad, I picked up these two bottles of ink and then left them at my parents’ house before returning to the US.

I finally grabbed them during my last trip to France, but wasn’t sure what to expect after so many years.

Conclusion: Montblanc Racing Green was a gorgeous ink and I still don’t get why they discontinued it. 🤷🏼‍♂️ . . #fountainpen #conidpen #lamy2000 #montblancink #omasink #tomoeriver #penaddict #fpgeeks #cursive #handwriting #fountainpenink #fpn