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Saturday, September 7th was one of the most wonderful days I have ever had at Pen Boutique. I know that's a bold statement, but it truly was a joy from start to finish, and better than I ever could...

One of my all-time favorite blog article topics is Sailor fountain pens. Even before I bought a Sailor of my own, I loved taking photos of Sailors and writing about what makes each one special and ...

Anticipation As you know if you've read my previous pen show articles (1, 2, and 3) or heard me talking about how special fountain pen shows are to me, the Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow is ...

I've been focusing a lot on Japanese and German pens recently, so this week I decided to start a new series about one of Pen Boutique's favorite Italian pen brands, Aurora. The name originates from...

My For Your Penjoyment co-host Leila and I recently released a "Summer Fun" episode of our YouTube show that featured four of our teammates getting creative, so, this week for my blog, I decided to...

After all my recent long, in-depth Pilot articles, I thought a fun and simple topic would be a nice change of pace. I've been curious about Monteverde's popular Tool pens and pencil for a while, bu...

This week, I have the honor of sharing a very special story with you. It's the story of our newest store exclusive pen, which is part of Pen Boutique's 20th anniversary celebration, but it's also t...

[This article was first published on February 1, 2022, and updated on May 9, 2024 with more photos, a few minor corrections, and an additional section about the new Custom 823 Demo Clear barrel mod...

Since I devoted a lot of extra time to researching and writing last week's extensive blog article about Pilot's flexible nibs, I'm hoping to make this one short and sweet!  We've recently started c...