The Stipula Passaporto presses the same buttons tail-wagging puppies and wide-eyed kittens do. It’s barely longer than my longest finger. The Passaporto, as it name more than merely implies, is for travel. It comes with a cartridge and an eyedropper, because you can use it either way. The threads feel tight and secure, which makes …
An Italian pen has not appeared on this blog in ages. I have found them too erratic. The newer Stipula Model T is an eyedropper, which made me reconsider it – cartridge/converter pens simply can’t keep up with what I do to flex nibs. The material is called pyrite resin, and it is gorgeous. (If …
I change bags. Many women do. I leave things inside bags I don’t use for weeks. Many women do. I found a Sterling fountain pen in red mottled hard rubber with an extraordinarily flexible nib at the bottom of a bag I had not paid attention to in months. If only for this, I am …