A new city. A new home. New writing tasks for my new job. A desk full of novelty. The theme of “new start” fell right onto my desk.

The heart of this week’s currently inked is a collection of pens sporting novel nib assignments. Nib swapping has been the activity of the week at my desk.

I broke down my recent accumulation of Jinhao 82s into their parts. I mixed pieces and matched parts to craft two fully personalized Jinhao 82s. The process of building my own pens was immensely gratifying. As a healthy hobby should be.

Three weeks of interviewing for a new job kept my currently inked pens a demure, professional color palette. It’s time to whip out some novel color and a new wild nib grind now that I’m newly contracted and into my first week of summer break.