Misfill, How to Keep Score 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:

— How to Keep Score (Take Note Podcast)

— Reviving refills and the Caran d'Ache (Bleistift)

— What do I bring to a Pen Meet (UK Fountain Pens)

— Dominant Industry Citrus Yellow (Inkcredible Colours)

— Two New Lamy Inks, One New Ink Name! (Inkdependence)

— I’m obsessed!: Why following fixations makes our creative work better (It’s Nice That)

— Ink Dupes #15: Diamine and Stipula (Rachel's Reflections)

— Tomoko Kubo is Embroidering the Entire Hiragana Lettering System (Spoon & Tamago)

— Ink Review #2728: Diamine Tariff Teal (Mountain of Ink)

— The place for analog and digital (Stationery🍕)

— Yarn + Ink: Everyone loves a Neon Rainbow (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Objects of Desire: The 4 Color Click Pen (KBBBLOG)

— The Last Type-In of Cambridge Typewriter (Paper Blogging)

— Use your fountain pens! (or else) (Rediscover Analog)

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LAMY AL-star Aubergine Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner

They are here! The two new LAMY AL-Star Fountain Pens for 2025 - Aubergine and Denim, have arrived. I’ve ordered a sampling, and have one to give away this week. The winner of the Aubergine model with an Extra Fine Steel nib is:

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

March Sponsor Spotlight

LAMY AL-Star Denim and Aubergine, via Vanness Pens.

Sponsor support is very important to me here at The Pen Addict. My sidebar advertisers put their faith in me to deliver good value for them month in and month out, and I want to shine the light on the best of the best for you. If you are shopping for pens, paper, inks, and more, please check out these great companies and see what they have to offer. Some recent highlights:

Goldspot received the Caran d’Ache Black Code collection, featuring the 2 mm Fixpencil, an 849 and 0.7 mm Mechanical Pencil set, and the Ecridor Ballpoint.

Vanness Pens has all of the new LAMY AL-Star Denim and Aubergine pens in stock and ready to ship.

JetPens brought in two new uniball Jetstream Lite Touch Multi Pens, the 4&1 4 Color 0.5 mm, and the sleek Prime 3 Color.

Pen Chalet released the latest Nahvalur, the stunning Nautilus Ti: Black Fountain Pen.