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It’s official! Now everything is tax deductible and I can accept money from different foundations.  I’m so proud of this. I’m hoping this will help us to reach more kids who need financial help with college. Thank you all for…

Hi Everybody, I just got back from the Miami pen show.  Two days driving each way from Hot Springs.  What a great way to see the country. Here are some snaps of the trip and the show. The show was…

Hi Everybody! I hope you’re having a great summer so far. I just received the newest set of postcards to start the fundraising off. The old set is in the top row, and I still have 25 sets for sale. …

The question I’m asked the most is regarding the size of my pens. Here is a guide with lots of comparison photos. Diameter – Measured at the barrel threads. Slim – .45″ mm thick at threads with .427″ mm thick…

This last year in school I had been talking with one of my students about making pens and he had been working in Vo-Tech class (machine shop?) to make his own pen.  He had a few barrels and caps and…

I had a couple visitors come by the Shop in April and I think a few of you may know them. Leigh Reyes and Thomas Hall came by, Leigh all the way from the Philippines, to see a pen being…

Wow I’m a day late!  I can’t believe it completely slipped by me.  I was so sure that tonight was the last day of April.  Yikes. Well, the winner is, picked by Random.org, #21!  Congratulations Beth! Now the hard part,…

And the applications are all in!  I received 30 in all this year.  I’m excited to read through them all, too. Eleven people have volunteered to read the essays to help pick scholarship recipients.  If you’re interested in reading to…