Misfill, Better Books Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

Read:

— Better Books stationery (DJ Food)

— Tono & Lims Strawberry Ice (Inkcredible Colours)

— Sketchbook Switch: SO Many to Choose From! (Notebook Stories)

— Using what you have… (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Torben Bökemeyer (Uses This)

— Go Behind the Scenes of Blackwing Pencils' Ode to Analog Creativity (Colossal)

— The Way an Art Material is Stored Matters (Comfortable Shoes Studio)

— Kawaii Buildings, as Seen Through the Lens of Urban Photographer Ken Ohyama (Spoon & Tamago)

— My San Francisco Pen Show 2026 Recap: The Glass Pen Show (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Diamine – Lady Grey (inkxplorations)

— Ink Swatch - Van Dieman’s - Natura Dualis - Nightfall (Jim P.’s Fountain Pen and Ink Nonsense)

Watch:

— Old, New, + Romantic Fountain Pens for September’s Currently Inked (julia here.)

— Esterbrook x Accutron Spaceview Estie | Esterbrook's First Demonstrator Pen! (Dorkys Ramos)

— EDC (everyday carry) Life Notebook Setup (Outen the Lights)

— Top Tier Titanium - Matthew Martin OG2 (Figboot on Pens)

— Sailor Tuzu – Fountain Pen Review (Scrively)

— Finally Got The Diplomat Cobra! (First Impressions) (DWRDNET)

— Friday Live Chat! 9/4/2026: San Francisco Pen Show Haul! - YouTube (Inkdependence)

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Posted on September 6, 2026 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - River City Pen Co. Arlington Fountain Pen

I’m raising money for St. Jude during the month of September, and as we keep hitting milestones, I keep adding items to give away to anyone and everyone who would like to enter.

We’ve hit our next milestone in the campaign, so let’s give away another pen! This giveaway is for a River City Pen Co. Arlington Fountain Pen in a vibrant Blue and Yellow shimmery acrylic. It is fitted with a Jowo #6 Stainless Steel nib in Medium, and ships in a custom Rickshaw Pen Sleeve. Thanks so much to Rich at River City Pen Co. for donating this pen!

One note: this, and all other St. Jude Milestone Giveaways will run until October 2nd, officially closing at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

There are more giveaway milestones to hit, so check out my campaign and help myself and Relay raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

St. Jude Milestone Giveaway - River City Pen Co. Arlington Fountain Pen
Posted on September 6, 2026 by Brad Dowdy and filed under St. Jude.