Category: miscellaneous

I write this site because I want to. I like having a corner of the web that is mine and I have an overwhelming need, for some reason, to share my enthusiasm for the things I love. It takes a lot of time but it gives me a lot of pleasure, in and of itself.…

According to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Van Gogh is the world’s favourite artist. Mind you, they would say that. He is definitely one of my favourites, though, despite my contrary nature. To me, he paints like a child would paint if that child had the experience of an adult and the results are…

What’s the point of having a nice pen if it’s not to create? Whether it’s the simple act of writing your signature or something as magnificent as writing a novel, or drawing a masterpiece or doodling in the margins: every time you put pen to paper you are creating something new. Isn’t that wonderful.

We do like to joke about how much money this pen obsession/interest/hobby costs us and, I can’t pretend otherwise, it has cost me a small fortune. It’s easy to lose perspective: you begin by sweating over spending £18 on a Kaweco Classic Sport (I mean, £18 on a pen) and before you know it you’re…

There’s been quite a lot of talk about the ethics of review sites just recently. I’m absolutely not going to get into speculating about who’s done what or not but I did prompt me to reflect on how I do things here. When I started Pens! Paper! Pencils! I was quite happy if someone I…