Five Years with TPA (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). Congratulations on five years of pen blogging! Many people don’t understand how big of a commitment it is to put words on paper regularly for this length of time.
Everything I Bought at the 2026 DC Pen Show (via dwrdnet). Or should it be “I Bought Everything at the 2026 DC Pen Show”? :)
2026 DC Pen Show (via Rachel’s Reflections). An excellent recap of the DC Pen Show. On the hangout issue - the current DC Pen Show hotel is not set up well at all for after-hours hangouts. There is a market lack of comfortable seating, and the bar has jacked up the price of drinks astronomically, in my opinion, all of which I suspect depresses turnout.
Leonardo Dolcevita (via Figboot on Pens). I loved the original Dolcevita color scheme, and am glad to see both Leonardo and the new Delta brand bringing it back.
Filofax Inserts (Reproduced). I’m enjoying this trend of long-out-of-print planner inserts being resurrected by community enthusiasts.
Swirling with the Kaweco Sport Marble Ocean (via Well-Appointed Desk). In my opinion the only problem with this Kaweco Collection Sport is that we could not get enough of them.
Dromgoole’s Pilot Custom 823 “The Sixty-Five” (via Inddependence). I really hope Pilot continues to do more of these collaborations in the U.S., similar to how prevalent they are in Japan.
These Inkii Cannoli Wipes were a find at the 2026 DC Pen Show! Check out the recap for details.
In Case You Missed It….
This week seems like a continuation of last week, mainly because I’ve been going nonstop post-DC and am looking forward to a couple days off! This week I posted my DC Pen Show 2026 Recap, in which I talked about everything I saw at one of the largest pen shows in the U.S. (Yes, I did get to roam a bit.) I also posted another “Ask TGS Installment, in which I talk about the differences between leather and fabric pen cases.
Yes, we finally have more Uni Kuru Toga Safari Mechanical Pencils.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
Take a deep breath, because we have a ton of new stuff arriving every day! This week we received a giant shipment of Japanese stationery that I ordered upon my return from Tokyo in May, including four new colors of Pilot S20 Mechanical Pencils and Pilot 4+1 Multi Pens, Pilot ILMILY Nuance Black Gel Pens and Refills, and more Graphilo A5 notebooks in all rulings. Finally, by popular request, we have the Lamy Safari “Kuru Toga Inside” mechanical pencils, as well as more Kuru Toga Wood and Kuru Toga Metal mechanical pencils direct from Japan!
We are back from the DC Pen Show, and our Nashville shop will be open from 1pm-6pm on Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-5pm on Saturday (back to normal hours).
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