Mike
@inkdependence.bsky.social
Stationery lover, youtuber, streamer, pet-keeper, k-pop lover, and philosophy teacher.
It's Time to *Spoil* the 2025 Colorverse Colorvent!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I needed a Kakimori copper dip nib, and then a whole bunch of other things fell into my cart.
#fountainpens #planners
#fountainpens #planners
Half Regular Stuff, and Half Blind Box!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I needed a Kakimori copper dip nib, and then a whole bunch of other things fell into my cart.
#fountainpens #planners
#fountainpens #planners
There are spoilers here, but they're at the end and you'll get plenty of warning if you want to skip them. Enigma Stationery is a small shop run by a family, and we really like those folks and the things they stock! Check out their store for fountain pens, inks, kawaii, and all sorts of things!
Check Out Enigma Stationery's Inkvent 2025! (SPOILERS AT THE END!)
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There are spoilers here, but they're at the end and you'll get plenty of warning if you want to skip them. Enigma Stationery is a small shop run by a family, and we really like those folks and the things they stock! Check out their store for fountain pens, inks, kawaii, and all sorts of things!
I did NOT expect to find a gif from Ronin Warriors. I never saw this whole series, and I could never figure out when it was on as a kid, but I remember really liking it.
October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I did NOT expect to find a gif from Ronin Warriors. I never saw this whole series, and I could never figure out when it was on as a kid, but I remember really liking it.
Did something happen to the fountain pen feed? I don’t see anything but a pair of posts from 4 days ago…
October 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Did something happen to the fountain pen feed? I don’t see anything but a pair of posts from 4 days ago…
It's been too long since I've posted an ink review! So, here's an ink that I think is more interesting than good. I really like the Sailor Yurameku inks, but this one is just a little too pale.
Sailor Yurameku Kyokkou: You know you want more ink in this ink.
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's been too long since I've posted an ink review! So, here's an ink that I think is more interesting than good. I really like the Sailor Yurameku inks, but this one is just a little too pale.
I've had an MP1 in the review queue for about a year now, but this new, exclusive, orange version tipped it over into the "do it right now" part of my brain. The Mercury Orange MP1 is available now (link in description), and it's 25% off for the 1st week, so a very nice deal with that included ink.
A Long-Term Review AND an Unboxing? Yep! Monteverde's MP1 & Mercury Orange from Goldspot!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've had an MP1 in the review queue for about a year now, but this new, exclusive, orange version tipped it over into the "do it right now" part of my brain. The Mercury Orange MP1 is available now (link in description), and it's 25% off for the 1st week, so a very nice deal with that included ink.
It's not a fountain pen, but it's still a homerun.
Tactile Turn's Fall Seasonal: The All Star!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
It's not a fountain pen, but it's still a homerun.
Reposted by Mike
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
A fountain pen I knew I'd like, one I wasn't sure about, and some adorable stickers!
(You can use the code "inkdependence" at checkout over at Atlas and you'll save at least 10% on most things, and I get some affiliate credit.)
(You can use the code "inkdependence" at checkout over at Atlas and you'll save at least 10% on most things, and I get some affiliate credit.)
Unboxing: Two New Pens from Atlas Stationers and some Quokka and Capybara! (Lost Footage Edition)
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A fountain pen I knew I'd like, one I wasn't sure about, and some adorable stickers!
(You can use the code "inkdependence" at checkout over at Atlas and you'll save at least 10% on most things, and I get some affiliate credit.)
(You can use the code "inkdependence" at checkout over at Atlas and you'll save at least 10% on most things, and I get some affiliate credit.)
Reposted by Mike
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
Wow. These Lefties really need to chill out. Anyone who would call for the deaths of…what’s that? Those aren’t Liberals? Huh.
🤨🤨🤨
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wow. These Lefties really need to chill out. Anyone who would call for the deaths of…what’s that? Those aren’t Liberals? Huh.
🤨🤨🤨
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Come with me as I visit a fountain pen store in South Carolina!
Come along on a visit to Truphae: A great pen store in South Carolina!
youtu.be/ChdhZWHDEls
Come along on a visit to Truphae: A great pen store in South Carolina!
youtu.be/ChdhZWHDEls
Come along on a visit to Truphae: A great pen store in South Carolina!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Come with me as I visit a fountain pen store in South Carolina!
Come along on a visit to Truphae: A great pen store in South Carolina!
youtu.be/ChdhZWHDEls
Come along on a visit to Truphae: A great pen store in South Carolina!
youtu.be/ChdhZWHDEls
I need more hours in the day and fewer things to do. 😵💫🥴😵💫
September 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I need more hours in the day and fewer things to do. 😵💫🥴😵💫
Viviz tonight in Charlotte, NC!! Waiting in the merch line now, and it looks like they still don’t have most of the clothing merch. They do have the jerseys, but I kinda doubt they’d fit me. 😅
#kpop #viviz #liveshows
#kpop #viviz #liveshows
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Viviz tonight in Charlotte, NC!! Waiting in the merch line now, and it looks like they still don’t have most of the clothing merch. They do have the jerseys, but I kinda doubt they’d fit me. 😅
#kpop #viviz #liveshows
#kpop #viviz #liveshows
Just the pens I took to work with me yesterday. I usually post these over on IG.
(I don’t post as many pictures here because I never know what to put in the alt text. 🥴)
(I don’t post as many pictures here because I never know what to put in the alt text. 🥴)
September 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just the pens I took to work with me yesterday. I usually post these over on IG.
(I don’t post as many pictures here because I never know what to put in the alt text. 🥴)
(I don’t post as many pictures here because I never know what to put in the alt text. 🥴)
ColorVerse's Colorvent White Hole: Should it have made the cut?
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My take on the winners of the 2025 Stationery Awards from Japan and London!
#stationery #fountainpens
#stationery #fountainpens
2025 Stationery Award Winners: Did they get it right?? (Japan AND London Awards!)
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
August 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My take on the winners of the 2025 Stationery Awards from Japan and London!
#stationery #fountainpens
#stationery #fountainpens
Reposted by Mike
Great news for Fountain Pen (esp vintage) & Journalling friends -
Brian & Lisa Anderson (fr Anderson Pens) are back w/a new venture - Cardinal Pens & Paper!
So glad to see them back, they’re such lovely folks!
mailchi.mp/cardinalpens...
m.youtube.com/@cardinalpens
cardinalpens.com
Brian & Lisa Anderson (fr Anderson Pens) are back w/a new venture - Cardinal Pens & Paper!
So glad to see them back, they’re such lovely folks!
mailchi.mp/cardinalpens...
m.youtube.com/@cardinalpens
cardinalpens.com
Big Pen News from Brian & Lisa Anderson
mailchi.mp
August 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Great news for Fountain Pen (esp vintage) & Journalling friends -
Brian & Lisa Anderson (fr Anderson Pens) are back w/a new venture - Cardinal Pens & Paper!
So glad to see them back, they’re such lovely folks!
mailchi.mp/cardinalpens...
m.youtube.com/@cardinalpens
cardinalpens.com
Brian & Lisa Anderson (fr Anderson Pens) are back w/a new venture - Cardinal Pens & Paper!
So glad to see them back, they’re such lovely folks!
mailchi.mp/cardinalpens...
m.youtube.com/@cardinalpens
cardinalpens.com
Check out a decent video and enter to win a very cool fountain pen ink!
*Giveaway!* 3 of Atlas Stationers' Exclusive Inks! Sidewalk Gum, Izzy Monster, & Hollywood's Mullet
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Check out a decent video and enter to win a very cool fountain pen ink!
Reposted by Mike
Papier Plume Blossoms on the Potomac Fountain Pen Shimmer Ink Giveaway Winner https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2025/8/9/papier-plume-blossoms-on-the-potomac-fountain-pen-shimmer-ink-giveaway-winner
Papier Plume Blossoms on the Potomac Fountain Pen Shimmer Ink Giveaway Winner — The Pen Addict
The best pen review site on the internet. Gel pens, Fountain Pens, Japanese pens, and more!
www.penaddict.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Papier Plume Blossoms on the Potomac Fountain Pen Shimmer Ink Giveaway Winner https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2025/8/9/papier-plume-blossoms-on-the-potomac-fountain-pen-shimmer-ink-giveaway-winner
Are you curious about what the DC Fountain Pen Show was like? I did a live tour on Friday and talked to lots of the vendors. You can find it here:
LIVE from the DC Fountain Pen Supershow 2025!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Are you curious about what the DC Fountain Pen Show was like? I did a live tour on Friday and talked to lots of the vendors. You can find it here:
Just a beautiful brown fountain pen that y'all should see. Find Zodiac pens online or at a pen show near you!
Submitted for the approval of the Brown Pen Society: Zodiac Pens' Gemini!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
July 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Just a beautiful brown fountain pen that y'all should see. Find Zodiac pens online or at a pen show near you!
Alright fountain pen folks!
Who’s going to be at the DC Pen Fountain Pen Supershow this weekend?
I’ll be there all weekend, shooting a live video tour on Friday afternoon and giving a seminar about bags on Saturday. Otherwise, bopping around or helping my friend Gena Salorino at their table. 😀
Who’s going to be at the DC Pen Fountain Pen Supershow this weekend?
I’ll be there all weekend, shooting a live video tour on Friday afternoon and giving a seminar about bags on Saturday. Otherwise, bopping around or helping my friend Gena Salorino at their table. 😀
July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Alright fountain pen folks!
Who’s going to be at the DC Pen Fountain Pen Supershow this weekend?
I’ll be there all weekend, shooting a live video tour on Friday afternoon and giving a seminar about bags on Saturday. Otherwise, bopping around or helping my friend Gena Salorino at their table. 😀
Who’s going to be at the DC Pen Fountain Pen Supershow this weekend?
I’ll be there all weekend, shooting a live video tour on Friday afternoon and giving a seminar about bags on Saturday. Otherwise, bopping around or helping my friend Gena Salorino at their table. 😀
Unboxing and trying out 4 great inks and a couple of really weird "papers" from Shigure inks!
Unboxing 4 Great Inks from Color Traveler and Two Really Odd Synthetic Papers!
YouTube video by Mike Matteson
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Unboxing and trying out 4 great inks and a couple of really weird "papers" from Shigure inks!