Hello from sunny Charleston, SC!

[bec11mort]

Hello there! I've been lurking around these forums for a few weeks now, but I haven't actually gotten around to posting until now!

To introduce myself, I'm a 25 year old graduate student/marine biologist based in the USA who discovered the world of fountain pens in the fall of 2014. Since then I've become quite obsessed and have a small but rapidly expanding collection of modern brands, particularly any 'mini' pen I can find.

I look forward to learning from and getting to know everyone here!

[caribbean_skye]

welcome, welcome.

[imaginerhetoric]

:welcome: Another southerner or a transplant? Either way :cheers: for getting to live in the sunny south!

[TerraNoir]

:welcome: I hope you share some of your collection with us! I do enjoy mini pens as well. Currently own a Kaweco Classic Sport, but I am looking at the TWSBI Mini.

[85AKbN]

:welcome:

[Jeph]

:welcome:

[inlovewithjournals]

:welcome:

[VertOlive]

Sunny. What is that?

Bravo for mini pens...Welcome!

[cwent2]

:welcome:Fall 2014? - So your going to discover fountain pens in the future.

Just curious

[Malcolm]

:welcome:

[bec11mort]

:welcome: Another southerner or a transplant? Either way :cheers: for getting to live in the sunny south!

I'm definitely a transplant! :) I'm a Michigan native, so I appreciate the sunny south even more!

[bec11mort]

:welcome:Fall 2014? - So your going to discover fountain pens in the future.

Just curious

Good catch! I meant to say Fall 2013, but I hope to continue to discover some fantastic pens this fall. :)

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome!

[welch]

Welcome!! Just do as I suggest...not as I did...or you'll soon be a poverty-stricken grad student in marine biology: stop with, oh, ten or fifteen pens. Do NOT continue. Beware of the Esterbrook addition (+ "Must have all colors of J, LJ, SJ...and then some Transitionals..." etc.

Kewecpo Sport is a handy pen: folds small but "posts" to a reasonable size. And, be careful, as I warned, but consider the Esterbrook "small J" or the doctor / nuirse's pen: both about 4 3/4 inches capped, but comfortable when you post it. The Pelikan 150 is a sneaky-handy pen: small enough to fit in loose khaki shorts, fairly large ink capacity (piston filler), comfortable size when you post. Costs about $50 - $75.

[Jon Szanto]

Hey Beck11mort,

Sorry, I'm a couple days late, but welcome to the Fountain Pen Geeks forums! Smaller than the largest pen fora, larger than some, you'll find a comfortable community of pen-centric people here, with a growing body of posts, reviews, and group knowledge. Mostly, you'll find people who are enthusiastic about fountain pens, and fountain pen people.

Join in!


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Regards,
Jon