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Fountain Pens, Ink, Paper, Stationery, Calligraphy Reviews and news on fountain pens, ink, paper, stationery, and other school/office supplies.

Some display of my attempts at doodling, drawing, and calligraphy.

25/05/2026

Happy Monday morning! 😀🖋️💜 Writing with a fountain pen again after a while and it’s wonderful! Matched this beautiful dark purple ebonite fountain pen from with Deep Purple! 💜💜💜

I love these quotes that Andre de Shields included in his iconic acceptance speech at the 2019 Tony Awards. He called them The Three Cardinal Rules for Sustainability, Longevity, and a Meaningful Life. The third one is very meaningful! 🤗😊💜

12/08/2025

Lamy Safari 2025 Special Edition Sunset Coral and Dark Dusk. ✒️✍️🤩

Following last year's Safari pens, which featured one in a matte finish and the other in a glossy finish, this year's Sunset Coral has a matte finish, while Dark Dusk is glossy, with both pens having the same-colored clips and finials. Get them for your Lamy collection now! 😀

01/04/2025

Here’s Atelier F's newest pen, the Titanium F4 in the beautiful Entropic finish. The F4 was launched recently and debuted during the 2025 Manila Pen Show.✒️😊

Are you curious about this pen? Here are some details about the F4:
- Length, capped: 5.6 inches
- Length, nib to barrel end: 5 inches
- Weight, capped: 46 grams
- Weight, uncapped: 30 grams
- Body and cap material: Titanium
- Nib: No. 6 JoWo in Broad
- Filling mechanism: Cartridge or Converter

I tested this pen and its juicy broad nib using Vinta Inks' Dugong Bughaw. They look so beautiful and perfect together! I'll be writing a full feature on this pen in Rants of The Archer blog. Please stay tuned! 😃

25/03/2025

Here are more ON Inks for you! I received these four inks from Onie Dychitan during the 2025 Manila Pen Show, and I will write a full review about them, but I will share them with you first. These four inks were released in January, ON's ink offering to welcome the New Year.✒️💦🧻

🌳 Midnight Forest - dark green, like trees in the night.
🍊 Pumpkin Spice - warm, happy orange, like fresh oranges in summer.
🌃 City Fog - light blue-gray, like a hazy cityscape.
☂️ Black Tulip - dark purple, like the sky during twilight.

I love all of these four inks! They all write well, smoothly, and well lubricated, with excellent flow in the different fountain pens I tried with them. The pens I used for the inks are indicated in the swatch cards, but here's the list: BENU Euphoria for Midnight Forest, Lamy Al-Star for Pumpkin Spice, Moonman Wancai Mini for City Fog, and Scriveiner Classic for Black Tulip.

22/03/2025

It's been a week since the 2025 Manila Pen Show! I'm sharing one of two inks that I bought at the show, Amanikable by ON Inks.

Amanikable fountain pen ink is one of ON Inks' four ink colors for the 2025 Manila Pen Show. This ink is named after Amanikable god of the sea. 🌊✒️

Like Apolaki, this deep teal ink writes smoothly, is well lubricated, and has excellent flow in the pen I filled to test it. The pen is De Sara Pen's brass fountain pen with a broad nib.

19/03/2025

Here’s an ink that I received from Arcus Artisan Inks, one of the new local makers at the Manila Pen Show last Sunday.✒️😊

This is "That Green Jewel" from Arcus' Verdant Verses series. This happy and vibrant ink color reminds me of Edelstein Jade, but it's wetter and flows well in this Scriveiner pocket fountain pen. I love that their bottles have stoppers to prevent ink leaks. This is brilliant!👏👏👏

I'm excited fir Arcus Artisan Inks and I'd love to try their other ink colors!💚🌿

18/03/2025

The 2025 Manila Pen Show was held last weekend, and I'm sharing one of two inks I bought at the show last Sunday, Apolaki by ON Inks.

Apolaki fountain pen ink, one of ON Inks' four ink colors for the 2025 Manila Pen Show. Apolaki is named after the god of sun and war. 🏹✒️

This rich red brown ink writes smooth and wet, well lubricated, and has excellent flow in the pen I filled to test it. The pen is Aj Cal's Red and Black Mottled Salamagka, but I will write about it in another post.😊

02/10/2024

I'm taking this beautiful Euphoria Blue Hawaiian for a spin, including it in my week's inked writers, to try it before writing a full review in my blog Rants of The Archer. I paired it with Torquay, and the Fine Schmidt nib writes like a dream! Stay tuned for my review! ✒️🏹😊

07/08/2024

My review of the Scriveiner Luxury EDC Stunning Matt Green Pocket Fountain Pen is now up in Rants of The Archer! This EDC fountain pen was sent for review by Scriveiner London, the recipient of the first-ever King's Award for Enterprise: International Trade in 2023.

Learn more about this Scriveiner EDC Pocket Fountain Pen and see more photos in my review in Rants of The Archer blog: https://tinyurl.com/ScriveinerPocketFP

26/07/2024

Friday doodle. Platinum Meteor, Robert Oster Orange Zest. Elias Paper.🧡🧡🧡

14/06/2024

Here's my review of the F2 Titanium pocket fountain pen sent by Atelier F .22. The F2 is made from Titanium Grade 5, lightweight at only 35 grams, and conveniently fits small pockets at 3.9 inches.

Learn more about the F2 and see more photos in my review in Rants of The Archer blog: https://tinyurl.com/F2Tipen

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