Misfill, Pen Show Adventures Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Pen Show Adventures: 2024 Chicago Pen Show Friday Recap! (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Chicago Pen Show 2024: Papier Plume's Faceless Lady (Inkdependence!)

— Two Months With $10.98 (The Toasty Times)

— The taming of the Scribo, Write Here Africa fountain pen. (Fountain pen blog)

— Duty Free Surprise (pencil talk)

— Epomaker TH80 PRO V2 Via Mechanical Keyboard Review (The Poor Penman)

— William Walsh’s playlist for his novella “The Poets” (Largehearted Boy)

— Posh pens in a supermarket (Bleistift)

— Stipula Etruria Wild Honey Fountain Pen Review (Blake's Broadcast)

— Ink 100: Part 4 Hitting My Goal (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— On a less positive note: burnout (not the house this time I promise) (idipbananasintocoffee)

— TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR Sunset Yellow (Stationery🍕)

— Diamine Exclusive Bijih Timah (Nick Stewart)

— Quick Greenwich Sketch (Writing at Large)

— A Mickey Mouse fountain pen...the Benu Steamboat Master (Figboot on Pens)

— Review: Resketch Notebooks and Stationery (Notebook Stories)

— Final artwork of Sex Pistols artist Jamie Reid unveiled at new exhibition (Creative Boom)

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Midori MD A6 15th Anniversary Notebook Giveaway Winner

I’ve become a big fan of A6 sized notebooks, and I often ask myself “Brad, is there any better A6 than the Midori MD?” No, Brad, there is not. I have one to give away this week, featuring a cover by Katsuki Tanaka as part of their 15th Anniversary series, and the winner is:

Congrats Zai! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.

Penedex, Your Digital Pen Cup (Sponsor)

Penedex is your digital pen cup where you can catalog your pen and ink collection, stay on top of your currently inked pens, and prepare for a pen show visit. You can add details to your pen and ink entries, such as nib type, pen material, ink color, shimmer, dry time, photos, and more. Penedex will also keep track of how often you use your items and display a range of statistics about your usage. You can also add pens and inks to a wishlist to save for later, like when attending a pen show.

New for 2024 is Penedex’s latest feature, the pen show organizer. If you’re visiting the Chicago Pen Show this week it’s a great opportunity to give it a try. Each pen show in the calendar has its own detail page with important information and a section to prepare for your visit. Add important events to a checklist so you don’t miss meet ups. Plan out a budget with Penedex’s budget tracker by setting a total budget amount and add items to your checklist. Penedex will do the math to make sure your pen show haul won’t blow your budget.

Check out Penedex for iOS, or on the iOS App Store by searching Penedex. Penedex is free to download. And if you want to say hi you can find Penedex on Instagram and Threads @penedexapp or you can find the maker Connor Rose @clrosey.

My thanks to Penedex for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.