Post #2441233
2026-05-06 07:28 UTC
"You use #FountainPens ? What do you do with them, calligraphy?"
Sigh. The number of people who think fountain pens are only for calligraphy is to damn high. Why can't i just use something other than a ballpoint to write with?
Replies (2)
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@macosken@mastodon.social 2026-05-06 09:30
@timelordiroh@mstdn.iroh.tv honestly, I think it’s intimidation. The first pen I bought (four years ago, I think) I bought as a decoration (part of a desk set, it matched a clock). Owning it, I thought “well… I SHOULD try it…” and it wrote like a dream. Before that, they were scary. People just need to get one in their hand and try writing.
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@prettygoodonpaper@penfount.social 2026-05-06 12:11
@timelordiroh@mstdn.iroh.tv I meet lots of people who hear “fountain pen” and think “dip pen” or even picture like a quill or something. I’m sure that doesn’t help.