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THE BEST PEN AND STATIONERY TO FOLLOW

Writer's picture: Joe KingJoe King

Updated: Aug 25, 2022

If I could live solely in an analog world, I would. I think back to my childhood when there were no cellphones, no home computers, 8-track tape players (did I just age myself?) and record players, with the fondest of memories. One of my very favorite things to do back then was go to the dime store (now I have really aged myself,) with my Grandmother to buy a new notebook. I never wanted toys, just art supplies and stationery. I can remember buying pads of writing paper and stacking them in my room like precious first editions.





As I got older, I began to beg to go to the graphic art supply shop in our town. I just wanted to look at my then grail pen: The Rapidograph! Fast forward to now and though the world has changed, I haven’t all that much (aside from my grail pen being way more pocketbook draining). I am still giddy when I am on the hunt for the perfect pen, pencil, notebook or the accoutrements of writing. I am happiest when I am in a stationery or pen shop leisurely seeking out treasures. I am terrible about answering my phone, not much better at email or returning texts and my planner is still made out of paper and doesn’t beep at me when I’m late. I cling to what is tactile as I imagine many of you reading this do.


It will come as no surprise that I love meeting people with these same loves and habits, especially when the opportunity arises to meet face to face. I love knowing what they’ve found, what they like and dislike, so when Galen asked me to write a blog about stationery blogs, I was happy to explore a whole world of analog lovers writing about loving analog in the digital space.

As is always the case with these articles, there is a rather large world out there with many great bloggers, so while this list (in mostly alphabetical order), serves as a start, I may have missed your favorite. Please feel free to add them in the comments so that their sites might also be a part of this list.

THE BEST PEN AND STATIONERY TO FOLLOW

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