tools Bic Cristal Xtra Bold is the best cheap pen Rob Beschizza

writing 7-pack of erasable, multi-colored gel ink pens Jason Weisberger

art A lovely leather pencil roll Jason Weisberger

makers I made my own ink for the apocalypse Meg Elison

prisons Prison pen is bendy, "non-lethal" David Pescovitz

pens Doane Paper: Grids + Lines for note taking with a fountain pen Jason Weisberger

rockets This beautiful rocket-shaped fountain pen is just $20,000 David Pescovitz

art Inexpensive calligraphy pen Mark Frauenfelder

pens Giant Sharpie pen Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Dip pens made of copper piping Rob Beschizza

writing Fabriano EcoQua notebooks Jason Weisberger

Engineering How a retractable ballpoint pen works David Pescovitz