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Pilot's nibs are adored by the fountain pen community for being smooth, consistent, and reliable, celebrated as well-tuned good writers straight out of the box. Each nib has its devoted followers, ...

At Pen Boutique, we receive new products almost continually, whether it's a brand-new pen model, a new color of an old favorite, a new kind of paper, new ink, or new accessory.  Almost every day, t...

In the modern world of fountain pens and inks, we have a myriad of options when it comes to color, from subtle and dreamy pale mauves, to intense and vibrant cheerful oranges, to swirling glitteri...

Happy New Year, blog readers! The hectic, messy holiday season is over, and it feels good to step back from the overstimulation and excesses of the past several months and take a look at the world ...

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...

It feels as though 2025 has gone by too quickly, but it's already December, the days are getting short, and there's a bracing crispness to the air. Holiday season is the busiest part of the year at...

This past Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, was Pen Boutique's 21st Anniversary, and we had a wonderful celebration that included most of our team and a beautiful and diverse cross section of our loca...

Pilot pens are renowned throughout the fountain pen community for their smooth and consistent nibs, and that goes for the steel nib pens just as much as the gold nib ones. I've written a lot about ...

If you know me, you know how much I love details. In fact, I'm so focused on small details that I'm usually more aware of them than I am the big picture.  If I visit a large awe-inspiring monument,...