In an age of screens and keyboarding, when kids hardly learn cursive anymore, fountain pens – along with their old-timey accoutrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs – are making a comeback ...

Orlando, USA, November 18th, 2025, FinanceWireAs handwritten expression reclaims attention in a screen-saturated world, ...

The fountain pen as a practical writing instrument has been declared obsolete numerous times. It was supposedly doomed by the innovations of the drip-free ballpoint pen and the typewriter, then the ...

The Boston Pen People, a group of fountain pen enthusiasts, gathers quarterly to commune, write and celebrate the historical ...

Signing an important document or contract? Scribbling in your next dairy entry? Or brainstorming novel ideas? Put pen to paper with a writing instrument to match the occasion. Using a fountain pen may ...

This undated photo provided by the Goulet Pen Company shows a LAMY Vista fountain pen and drawing made with the pen by Adam Schultz. In our computerized age, the old-fashioned fountain pen _ all ...

Considering adding a fountain pen to your communications? Start with a reliable but moderately priced brand -- and if you find yourself smitten, the sky's the limit in terms of styles, nib varieties, ...

I've always appreciated a fine writing implement. At Popular Mechanics, my starting rotation features a Tetzbo ballpoint pen from Japan, a Koh-I-Noor mechanical pencil from the Czech Republic, and a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. Looking for a unique gift this holiday season—one that is sure to ...

Andrew Samtoy, a 33-year-old Cleveland attorney, grew enamored with his father’s Cross and Parker pens while he was still a young boy growing up in San Diego. One day he visited a garage sale across ...

Spacecraft software developer Rik Knablein was sitting in front of his computer at Northrop Grumman in 2009 when he saw the handwriting on the wall. He would leave his computer keyboard behind and ...

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