I embarked on an experiment a few months ago to try using fountain pens. Did you know that in some countries they teach children to write with fountain pens?

For a few months, I have really enjoyed the way the fountain pens write. I had to reach way back into memory for how to write in cursive. I had to look up some letters, because I forgot how they should look in cursive. I’m improving on neatness.

There is something about having a tangible writing notebook and a fountain pen that feels nice. Interestingly, I do not have a cramped hand feeling after writing with a fountain pen that I tended to get with ball point pens.

I initially used a Pilot Metropolitan pen, but it was too small for my hand. It wrote well, but I wanted a bigger pen. Then I tried a TWSBI echo pens and liked it so much that I bought one for work and home. It has a nice sized ink well inside that lasts for more than a month for me. Now I’m trying an all metal pen from Kaweco that might survive drops and my occasional rough handling better. It comes next week. Yay.

I learned to use a glove when adding ink because the first time my spill on my hands took a week to wear off my skin.

I like the refillable fountain pens the best.

It may seem weird to really like how fountain pens write, but now that I have tried it, there is no going back.