I sought to craft a septet offering at least two narrow writing lines, any least two middling writing lines, and at least two wide line widths. A triple double. A different kind of triple double. For: the school year has begun afresh.

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.