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Yes, Sailor pen lovers! Your two favorite things are back again this year for the month of September:  Sailor North America’s spectacular “Don’t Miss The Boat” Sales Event, and my recurring blog se...

Anticipation As you know if you've read my previous pen show articles (1, 2, and 3) or heard me talking about how special fountain pen shows are to me, the Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow is ...

I've been focusing a lot on Japanese and German pens recently, so this week I decided to start a new series about one of Pen Boutique's favorite Italian pen brands, Aurora. The name originates from...

My For Your Penjoyment co-host Leila and I recently released a "Summer Fun" episode of our YouTube show that featured four of our teammates getting creative, so, this week for my blog, I decided to...

After all my recent long, in-depth Pilot articles, I thought a fun and simple topic would be a nice change of pace. I've been curious about Monteverde's popular Tool pens and pencil for a while, bu...

As you've probably noticed if you've read my blog for any length of time, I'm a big fan of Pilot pens. Over a third of the pens in my personal collection are Pilots, and I know I can always rely on...

This week, I have the honor of sharing a very special story with you. It's the story of our newest store exclusive pen, which is part of Pen Boutique's 20th anniversary celebration, but it's also t...

[This article was first published on February 1, 2022, and updated on May 9, 2024 with more photos, a few minor corrections, and an additional section about the new Custom 823 Demo Clear barrel mod...

[This article was first published in May, 2022, and updated on May 2, 2024.] The Ideal Graduation Pen When I originally wrote this article, several of my Pen Boutique workmates were about to gradu...