Last night as I sat at a table to sign a copy of The Real Mary<\/em> for someone who asked, a very kind young woman from England, Helen, observed that she liked my fountain pen. Which of course made me think she was not only observant but also a woman of good taste. Last night as I sat at a table to sign a copy of The Real Mary for someone who asked, a very kind young woman from England, Helen, observed that she liked my fountain pen. Which of course made me think she was not only observant but also a woman of good taste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1741],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing-blogging"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOn top of that, a former student of mine and now a professor in his own right, sent me a fountain pen for Christmas. I wrote him to tell him that he is now my Best Friend.
\nOne more: about a week ago I ordered a fountain pen for myself for Christmas. I will wrap it up, write on the present \u201cTo Scot from Scot\u201d, and put it under the tree.
\nThere\u2019s something about a fountain pen \u2014 real wet ink; writing in such a way that one maintains a steady flow of ink (not too fast or the lines are unclear, not too slow or it can glob). Once one begins writing with a fountain pen and one is asked then to write something with a ball point, the difference is immediately obvious: no comparison. A fountain pen is an instrument and a friend at the same time. We fountain pen users don\u2019t throw our pens away; they are with us for a lifetime.
\nHere is a good article on the revival of fountain pens<\/a> in Scotland (from ChrisB).
\nMy favorite fountain pen is a Pelikan \u2014 great nibs, solid converters that do not fail, and a classy lightness in the hand. Ah, but one must not get choosy among friends.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"