A weekend to celebrate all the fountain pens! 
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Ten Years on YouTube (via Figboot on Pens). Wow, that’s a HUGE anniversary. Congrats to David!
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Ten Favorite Inks, November 2025 (via A Gathering of Curiosities). I am firmly on team “Ainezu is not a blue black”. This is a great list and I now have five or six additional inks I need to buy.
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The Secret to Perfect Straight Lines: Architect Nibs Explained (via Doodlebud). I’ve never considered this aspect of the architect nib as I don’t really draw with fountain pens, but I can see how this would be a thing.
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Even More Indie Makers (via Rachel’s Reflections). I love this resource, as I always find new independent pen makers on the list that I previously was not aware of.
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Benu Haute Fountain Pen Review (via SBRE Brown). Benu has a new pen out, with a squared-off profile that you don’t typically see. This design could be considered more “classic” than most Benu releases.
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Paper Mind Passepied Cream Paper Notebook Review (via Pen Addict – Kimberly). Passpied is a relatively rare Japanese paper that can be hard to find, as I believe it’s now in short supply. Originally used for book publishing, I love how this one feels.
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Catch and Release (via From the Pen Cup). Hunting pencils in the wild! Literally!
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Notebook Review: Stalogy 018 Editor’s Series 1/2 Year Notebook B6 Slim Size (via Well-Appointed Desk). I enjoyed seeing these B6 slim Stàlogy notebooks released, as I’m a huge fan of the B6 slim “café” size.
This past weekend was a great weekend to break out your pens and celebrate! 
In Case You Missed It…
Friday was Fountain Pen Day (always the first Friday of November!) and I spent the past few posts on the blog getting ready, in addition to prepping for the craziest three days in the shop we have ever had! Last week I did a refresh of my “Currently Inked” pens for the fall, and scaled things back a bit. I also wrote a two-part series in advance of Fountain Pen Day: Part I, How to Get Started with Fountain Pens; and Part II: An Overview of Fountain Pen Inks. If you’ve been looking to try fountain pens for the first time, Fountain Pen Day is a great time to get set up, and we’ve even put together a brief guide that will ship with all fountain pen purchases this weekend! See below for details.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop: Don’t Miss the Fountain Pen Day Specials!
Our Fountain Pen Day promotions run through Sunday (tonight) at 11:59pm. Take 10% off most items across the store using “FPDAY10” at check out, and all items in the clearance section receive an automatic 15% off. Check out all of the various discounts and tiered free gift promotions here, though all freebies and swag are on a “while supplies last” basis. Note that some brands are excluded (mainly TWSBI, Pilot, and Roterfaden), though if you’re interested in a Roterfaden we are stocked with two different versions of the TGS_25 A5 Slim Taschenbegleiter and now is a great time to grab a discount on compatible refills and accessories!
Roterfaden
Pilot
Kaweco
Anterique
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