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Articles Written By: Heath Cates

I'm a husband to a beautiful high school teacher, father to three sons and a serial entrepreneur. I've been a fan of pen and paper for as long as I can remember and I use them daily. I read and write as much as I can.

Diamine Green/Black Fountain Pen Ink Review

January 27, 2015August 26, 2014 by Heath Cates
Diamine Green Black fountain pen ink swatches and writing samples in notebook pages

This is Diamine’s Green/Black. They also offer other various X/Black ink combos and I think this one is a great part of the entire collection. … Read more

Brown Graf von Faber-Castell No.III Desk Pencils

August 11, 2021April 11, 2014 by Heath Cates
Brown Graf von Faber-Castell No.III desk pencils with silver ferrules in white box packaging

These No. 3 luxury desk pencils fromĀ Graf von Faber-Castell are truly in another class. Each pencil isĀ made from fluted Californian Cedar wood and topped with … Read more

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