Dole McVeigh
@dolemcveigh.bsky.social
Partner to a wonderful human, father/ally to two daughters who are my heroines. I read. I write. I collect fountain pens and enjoy the occasional cigar. he/him MG 2/4
Thank you. Now I can say my handwriting looks like a cockroach with two bad knees ran through an inkwell. Brilliant.
I don’t know that I need any of the fountain pens that I own (gasp) but I sure do enjoy the experience. Plus it gives me something to discuss with random strangers.
I don’t know that I need any of the fountain pens that I own (gasp) but I sure do enjoy the experience. Plus it gives me something to discuss with random strangers.
May 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thank you. Now I can say my handwriting looks like a cockroach with two bad knees ran through an inkwell. Brilliant.
I don’t know that I need any of the fountain pens that I own (gasp) but I sure do enjoy the experience. Plus it gives me something to discuss with random strangers.
I don’t know that I need any of the fountain pens that I own (gasp) but I sure do enjoy the experience. Plus it gives me something to discuss with random strangers.
Clairfontaine supplies Rhodia paper. The Clairfontaine notebooks are not as pretty but the paper is good. The major difference is the Clairfontaine paper is white where Rhodia is off white.
Clairfontaine is a much better deal, I just can’t give up the nice covers on the Rhodiarama notebooks.
Clairfontaine is a much better deal, I just can’t give up the nice covers on the Rhodiarama notebooks.
May 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Clairfontaine supplies Rhodia paper. The Clairfontaine notebooks are not as pretty but the paper is good. The major difference is the Clairfontaine paper is white where Rhodia is off white.
Clairfontaine is a much better deal, I just can’t give up the nice covers on the Rhodiarama notebooks.
Clairfontaine is a much better deal, I just can’t give up the nice covers on the Rhodiarama notebooks.
Is that a combination of growth and progress? Seems legit to me.
May 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Is that a combination of growth and progress? Seems legit to me.
I bought a pink hooded nib version for my daughter about 7 years ago. The enamel was good and the brass pen had nice weight. The hooded nib kept it from completely drying out but it would eventually hard start. Pens have come a long way so they may have improved the cap seal.
April 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I bought a pink hooded nib version for my daughter about 7 years ago. The enamel was good and the brass pen had nice weight. The hooded nib kept it from completely drying out but it would eventually hard start. Pens have come a long way so they may have improved the cap seal.
Not exactly a three pen case, sorry. I do have Lochby tool roll that is very nice and versatile.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not exactly a three pen case, sorry. I do have Lochby tool roll that is very nice and versatile.
www.atlasstationers.com/products/too...
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Oh, I don’t think this is so. I do love for your poetry posts. They provide a nice pause when I am scrolling, telling myself that I don’t need another pen. I do find the settings interesting as well.
April 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh, I don’t think this is so. I do love for your poetry posts. They provide a nice pause when I am scrolling, telling myself that I don’t need another pen. I do find the settings interesting as well.
I love Birmingham inks. Enjoy.
April 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I love Birmingham inks. Enjoy.
I have a two Nahvalur pens and they are very nice. I don’t use shimmer inks so I don’t have issues cleaning them. Very solid pen. I can’t speak to the medium nib, as I prefer a fine nib. I will say the fine is wet and more like a fine medium so a medium should be really nice.
March 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I have a two Nahvalur pens and they are very nice. I don’t use shimmer inks so I don’t have issues cleaning them. Very solid pen. I can’t speak to the medium nib, as I prefer a fine nib. I will say the fine is wet and more like a fine medium so a medium should be really nice.
Put your kid in a box. Lefty, righty, or cardboard.
March 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Put your kid in a box. Lefty, righty, or cardboard.
The new administration did say they want to go back to the old ways, way back.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The new administration did say they want to go back to the old ways, way back.
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And I forgot. Happy Early Birthday to you. Many happy returns.
March 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
And I forgot. Happy Early Birthday to you. Many happy returns.
I finally purchased an Esterbrook Estie (Raven) this year and now I wonder why I waited. Mine is a button filler, but they have a converter option also. I have two Pilot Custom 92 with gold nibs and the Estie’s steel nib skates circles around them.
March 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I finally purchased an Esterbrook Estie (Raven) this year and now I wonder why I waited. Mine is a button filler, but they have a converter option also. I have two Pilot Custom 92 with gold nibs and the Estie’s steel nib skates circles around them.
Some of the pens listed have rounded grips that taper while others are just a slight triangle grip. I wonder if a larger round grip section would help more.
March 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Some of the pens listed have rounded grips that taper while others are just a slight triangle grip. I wonder if a larger round grip section would help more.
Diplomat Magnum
Twisbi Swipe
Lamy Al Star
Faber Castell Grip
Twisbi Eco & Eco T
Sailor Compas TUZU (adjustable grip) $44
The List starts with the Shark at $1.75 per when purchased in a bundle up to the TUZU which has a grip that is adjustable.
Happy writing.
Twisbi Swipe
Lamy Al Star
Faber Castell Grip
Twisbi Eco & Eco T
Sailor Compas TUZU (adjustable grip) $44
The List starts with the Shark at $1.75 per when purchased in a bundle up to the TUZU which has a grip that is adjustable.
Happy writing.
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Diplomat Magnum
Twisbi Swipe
Lamy Al Star
Faber Castell Grip
Twisbi Eco & Eco T
Sailor Compas TUZU (adjustable grip) $44
The List starts with the Shark at $1.75 per when purchased in a bundle up to the TUZU which has a grip that is adjustable.
Happy writing.
Twisbi Swipe
Lamy Al Star
Faber Castell Grip
Twisbi Eco & Eco T
Sailor Compas TUZU (adjustable grip) $44
The List starts with the Shark at $1.75 per when purchased in a bundle up to the TUZU which has a grip that is adjustable.
Happy writing.
Jinhao Shark or Mako these go for $20 for 12 pens on Amazon and eBay. (Don’t buy from Goulet where they a $4 per)
Pilot Kakuno $12.50 (you will need to consider buying a converter and ink or cartridges)
Pilot Penmanship
Kaweco Perkeo
TWISBI GO
Pelikan Pelikano or Grip
Pilot Explorer or Metropolitan
Pilot Kakuno $12.50 (you will need to consider buying a converter and ink or cartridges)
Pilot Penmanship
Kaweco Perkeo
TWISBI GO
Pelikan Pelikano or Grip
Pilot Explorer or Metropolitan
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jinhao Shark or Mako these go for $20 for 12 pens on Amazon and eBay. (Don’t buy from Goulet where they a $4 per)
Pilot Kakuno $12.50 (you will need to consider buying a converter and ink or cartridges)
Pilot Penmanship
Kaweco Perkeo
TWISBI GO
Pelikan Pelikano or Grip
Pilot Explorer or Metropolitan
Pilot Kakuno $12.50 (you will need to consider buying a converter and ink or cartridges)
Pilot Penmanship
Kaweco Perkeo
TWISBI GO
Pelikan Pelikano or Grip
Pilot Explorer or Metropolitan
There are basic pens that have a triangle grip. The idea is to teach you how to hold the pen. A trick I use for long writing stints is to change out pens that have different grip sizes. I will list some starter pens with ergonomic grips that I am familiar with.
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There are basic pens that have a triangle grip. The idea is to teach you how to hold the pen. A trick I use for long writing stints is to change out pens that have different grip sizes. I will list some starter pens with ergonomic grips that I am familiar with.
March 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This has been a point of contention with me and various family members for decades. They think I'm being overtly judgey when I say, "I don't shop at...." even when I say nothing about their choices. Of course I am judgey, but it's their guilt speaking. Anyway, I have found this useful lately.