The novel and niche fill every slot in my currently inked tray. Two new pens. Two new ink acquisitions. Two new exciting nib grinds (ahem: multitasker grinds from Pen Realm). A desktop replete with one-off, limited edition, and small maker pens.

Visual interest keeps my attention. I need consistent attention if I’m to design a brand new full year course for September. I’ll need nibs that draw me into uncapping my pens for bouts of curricular sketching.

I turn to large capacity pens when my work load grows extensive. A deep well of ink in-hand is comforting, especially as my mental energy dwindles amongst balancing multiple simultaneous tasks. A comfort arising from shifting the immediacy of tracking ink levels to next week. Thou shall not run out of ink whilst feeling strapped for time.

My latest currently inked is a study of triplets. A change-up to six new pen-and-ink combinations.