The Pen Addict

I was way too #SERIOUSFACE with yesterday’s review, so I had to lighten the mood with one of the products that has brought me the most joy this year.

Sailor has a Steel nib fountain pen problem, and that issue has come home to roost in the Sailor Pro Gear Regular Lucky Charm Fountain Pen.

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The Nahvalur Eclipse was one of the pleasant surprises of my 2025 review queue.

(Kimberly (she/her) took the express train down the fountain pen/stationery rabbit hole and doesn't want to be rescued.

A Sheaffer … that’s interesting?

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict.

(Caroline Foty's first fountain pen was a 1970s Sheaffer No Nonsense that still writes perfectly.

The Nahvalur Eclipse was one of the pleasant surprises of my 2025 review queue.

The Leonardo Momento Zero has been a long-time favorite in the fountain pen world, and on this blog.

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While I may not Hobonichi SZN myself, I always get excited to Hobonichi SZN for you!

Just when I think I’ve finally caught up on sleep from the 2026 San Francisco Pen Show, it’s time for another show - this time, it was the 2026 Dallas Pen Show.

Pre-relay race domination.

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict.

We raised over $23,000 for my Relay for St.

While I may not Hobonichi SZN myself, I always get excited to Hobonichi SZN for you!

It has been another epic fundraising year for Relay’s September campaign for Childhood Cancer Awareness.

ROBB!

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

We are super close to hitting our goal for St.

Sponsor support is very important to me here at The Pen Addict.

If I were in the market for a new planner, the layout of this Aura Estelle 2027 Weekly Horizontal B6 Magnet Planner would be ideal.

I’m raising money for St.

What do you do when you have one of the best-looking Kaweco Sports ever released, and one of the wildest inks ever made, sitting on the desk right next to each other?

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In the world of fountain pen inks, is there any better collaboration than Kobe and Vanness Pen Shop?

(Kimberly (she/her) took the express train down the fountain pen/stationery rabbit hole and doesn't want to be rescued.

Is the LAMY 2000 part of stationery journey?

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict.

(Caroline Foty's first fountain pen was a 1970s Sheaffer No Nonsense that still writes perfectly.

In the world of fountain pen inks, is there any better collaboration than Kobe and Vanness Pen Shop?

I’m raising money for St.

When you are naming a pen model after after the eight-legged horse Norse god Odin rode in on, you better get it right.

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You’ve probably seen the news by now, but the Brasstown is back!

Hmmmmmm.

I’m raising money for St.

I’m raising money for St.

I’m raising money for St.

I’m raising money for St.

Pens, pencils, and markers not included!

One of the dilemmas I have when deciding to review a product is if it’s worth spending the time discussing a product that is not easy to acquire.

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member.

I’m raising money for St.