Write one leaf about your pen (or other writing instrument).
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The only pen I’ve found that I consistently adore is the Liquid Expresso Medium Point pen. They’re inexpensive, they have just the right width of line, and they just plain write the way I want them to write.
I’ve always wanted to find a fountain pen I like really well, but I’ve had some trouble. I had a Lamy for awhile, and I liked that, but I lost it. And anyway, I think I might actually like the Expresso better in most situations.
There are two actual real-life problems with the Expresso. The first and foremost problem is that it can be hard to find. Or rather, it can be hard to find without the entire array of colors, all by itself, just the black pen that I want and no others. Frustrated, I once ordered a box of black Expressos from Amazon (via Office Depot, if I remember correctly), and they shipped me the Extra Fine version of this pen (which I despise). They eventually corrected the error, but I was annoyed enough that I haven’t ordered them again for fear that this will happen every time. Because having it happen one time is apparently enough for me to consider it a trend.
The second problem with the Expresso pen should be obvious. The name. Is idiotic. Is asinine. Is ridiculous and hazardous to my sanity. If I didn’t love this pen so very much I wouldn’t be caught dead or alive with something called “Expresso,” ever. Ever ever ever.
But dammit, I love this pen.
If I found something similar, something that didn’t bleed through pages and made just the mark I want it to make, I’d switch in an instant, just because of that ridiculous name.
Expresso. Please. It makes my fingernails hurt when I say it out loud.
But you know what else? Having that pen around makes me want to write things on paper. And that’s a good thing to know. Just having a pen that makes you want to make marks on surfaces—its a happy place to be.
So I’m gonna go do some of that right now.
