Delight in Cacography

I kind of went crazy buying fountain pens after COVID-19 hit a few years ago. It was a lot of fun trying out so many pens—from $2 pens to a few $600 pens and many more priced in between I’ve now sold most of them on eBay, but I still have plenty of pens. I…

Just a quick note regarding the “Quick brown fox” pangram that’s been used for so long. It’s boring. There’s a much better phrase that uses each letter of the alphabet. Grumpy wizards make a toxic brew for the jovial queen. This pangram comes from Garry Eves’, who has an excellent YouTube channel. All credit goes…

Hi Pen Fans! I’m throwing my two bits on fountain pens, inks, paper, and related sundries. Hopefully, someone will find my comments interesting, perhaps amusing, and hopefully, at times, helpful. The short bio: I’ve always been a fan of fountain pens. I grew up in Germany, where fountain pens remain a primary writing device. However,…