My Favourite Pen
It often feels like I spend most of my writing time using a keyboard, but I also have a fondness for nice pens, and an obsession with notebooks.
My day-to-day pen is a black-ink gel Japanese Muji 0.5mm. However, if I want to savour the writing moment I always select a fountain pen.
I have a few to choose from but I generally reach for a very special, hand-made creation.
A friend, who is a very talented wood turner, surprised me a few years ago with it. He selected a fallen branch from a storm ravished tree in my garden and fashioned it into a pen.
It has a beautiful weight, is well balanced, and feels natural in the hand.
Of course, it's pumped full of green ink — my only choice in a fountain pen.