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Anyone for Terry’s? A short review of Cult Pens/Diamine ‘deep dark orange’

I’m not sure that the ‘anyone for Terry’s’ title will resonate if you’re not at least my age or from the UK. Just so you know, Terry’s manufacture chocolate, and were famous in my household at least...

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Taking the pressure off: Improving the writing experience…

Christmas is approaching the goose is getting fat…  some of us are gearing up and others merely digging in and trying to survive the season. But I know that some of us are already looking at the...

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‘Use it or lose it: Visit your local pen shop this Christmas!’

As we approach Christmas, there is no denying that the internet makes it far easier to shop for the pens, ink and stationery we all love. There are some great internet retailers. But as days tick by...

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An Electric Friend: A short review of Caran d’Ache Electric Orange Ink

‘It’s cold outside, and the paint’s peeling off of my walls There’s a man outside, in a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette’ No, that’s not a description of where I live, though strangely it fits...

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The Pen is poised: Anticipating & Advocating #InCoWriMo 2015

OK another year is now in full swing… gone are the Christmas decorations along with the tree and by now mouldy turkey and hardened leftover cheese. The question now is what do we do to keep our spirits...

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My view from the desert: thoughts on my exile from pen buying

I’m told the American writer Henry Miller once wrote, “Ones destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things…” That may or may not be the case, but I thought it was quite profound. Anyway I...

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Black to the future: A review of Namiki Black ink

A belated happy 2016 to all! I hope your new year has begun well! The good news is that it’s time to begin blogging again… Interestingly my first ink review of the new year turns out to be Namiki Black...

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Love’s red rose: Ravishing reds for Valentines day…

‘As fair art thou my bonnie lass, so deep in love am I: And I will love thee still my dear, till a’ the seas gang dry…’ Robbie Burns lauds the value and longevity of love in his popular poem. I’m not...

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Cherry oh baby: A review of Private Reserve Black Cherry ink

Being a long time fan of the British reggae band UB40, the title of this review was easy to choose… Pace Eric Donaldson for the wonderful original too of course. In fact as I write this I’m listening...

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Une mémoire française: A review of the Calepino No.4 notebook

They say memory fades as you get older, which may be true… I forget. There are some memories in particular I don’t ever want to lose though. For example some of my best memories of my children when...

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