Favorite Friday: What I Write With and On

March 16, 2018 in Favorites

Every week on Friday, some things I love. No affiliate links, just things I love because I love them and want to share the love so you might love them too. Lots of love. Love all around, no commerce.

This week? Pens and pencils and what I write on. Good lord, I had to restrain myself to make this post less than 12 pages long. So, here are the top of the top. I’m sure I’ll come back to this topic again and again:

Pens

Fountain pens are my pens of choice always. Fine or extra fine nibs.

My favorite all-around-town and traveling fountain pen is the Kaweco Sport, either the Tiffany-esque color of the sea in the Caribbean or dark green the color of the deepest forest. Or both. Nothing fancy, small, portable, and cute as heck.

Other pens I am fond of include the TWSBI of various models, like the clear Eco and/or this one for a pop of color.

If you must use a non-fountain-pen-pen, I am partial to the multicolor pens sold by Hobonichi in Japan, which you can only get if you buy their Hobonichi planner (which I highly recommend) with the spectacular Tomoe River paper (see below), as well as the Mildliners they sell. If Japan ain’t your thing, then go with a simple and ubiquitous ballpoint from Bic, Flair from Papermate, or Sharpie, three powerhouses.

Ink

I’m a fan of these inks, and not just because the bottles are gorgeous, all lit up with jewel tones and deep browns and dusky greens. At the moment, I’m using shin-kai, kire-same, syo-ro, and Murasaki-shikibu.

Pencils

Blackwing, Blackwing, Blackwing.

I’m also a fan of the Perfect Pencil. Never be without a sharpener is my motto, and this one is built in.

Sharpeners

Blackwing sharpener, which I have in white, but the black one is lovely too.

Paper

There simply is no paper like Tomoe River paper. End of story.

Where to buy

Jetpens and GouletPens are my go-to dealers.

More notebooks, paper, and pens in next week’s Friday Favorites. Can you tell I’m a bit paper and pen/cil obsessed? It is a lifelong trait.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.