{"id":1009,"date":"2026-11-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darwin.eeb.uconn.edu\/uncommon-ground\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:36:48","slug":"international-fountain-pen-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darwin.eeb.uconn.edu\/uncommon-ground\/blog\/2026\/11\/06\/international-fountain-pen-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Fountain Pen Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first Friday of November is International Fountain Pen Day<\/a>, and I felt compelled to celebrate by giving myself an early holiday present.<\/p>\n\n\n

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That\u2019s a photo of the Pilot Justus 95<\/a>, black with gold trim that I just ordered. I clipped it from the Pen Botique site where I bought it. I already own a Namiki Falcon and a Pilot Metal Falcon, both of which are among my favorites.1<\/a><\/sup> In fact, the Justus 95 looks a lot like my Namiki Falcon, but that\u2019s not why I bought it. I bought it because the Justus 95 has an adjustable nib. It can be adjusted to be hard or soft. I\u2019ll probably set it to hard most of the time, but when I feel like having a little fun and having my line width vary a little more than usual, I\u2019ll switch to soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t count on it, but it\u2019s possible that I\u2019ll post a writing sample that shows the difference after my new pen arrives next Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. <\/a>Why do I mention the Namiki Falcon? Because Ryosuke Namiki founded Pilot, and Namiki is owned by the Pilot Corporation (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namiki<\/a>). I could also have mentioned that I own a Namiki Vanishing Point. ↩<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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