Everyday Pens & Pencils

The pen vs pencil daily notes debate sounds simple until you’re standing in a stationery aisle second-guessing yourself. I’ve been there more times than I can count. After a decade of collecting analog tools — watches, fountain pens, ballpoints, mechanical pencils — I still get asked this question constantly. People assume there’s one right answer. … Read more

Every fountain pen person I know has said it at least once: “I could never go back to a regular pen.” I said it too. Then I spent three weeks testing premium rollerball pens alongside my daily writers — a Pilot Custom 823 with a medium nib, a Lamy 2000 in fine, and a vintage … Read more