New Arrivals: Yamamoto Canopus Paper Restock in All Sizes, Plus a Weather Update

January 27, 2026

On Friday morning before last week’s event started, we received a restock of Yamamoto Canopus Paper, including the A5 Canopus Note Notebooks, A4 sheets (which are new to us!), and Yamamoto Bullet Journal Bible-sized pads. For those unfamiliar, Canopus paper was specially developed by Yamamoto to showcase fountain pen ink colors, so it’s extremely fountain pen friendly. In addition to Canopus, we carry a curated selection from the Yamamoto Paper lineup, including additional specialty papers in A4 sheets and smaller format “Paper Tasting” samplers.

While we remain operational and orders are shipping, certain orders may be delayed as we are without power and the warehouse is extremely cold (though it remains above freezing). While we are shipping orders as fast as possible, we greatly appreciate the patience and grace many of you have shown. Our goal is to get caught up by the end of the week.

Please keep an eye on the website for in-store hours as we of course cannot open the Nashville location until power is restored. Right now my hope is that we will be in a position to open on Friday, but there will be no firm call until tomorrow evening. Thanks for your patience, and stay safe out there!

Saturday's Event with Vanness Pens, Pilot, and Matthew Chen: Saturday Cancelled

January 24, 2026

A huge thank-you to everyone who came out Friday for our in-store event with Vanness Pens, Pilot, and Matthew Chen! Despite having to scramble and reorganize things a bit due to the shifting weather forecasts, we had a full house all day Friday, and it was fun to watch everyone try out Matthew’s tester pens and nib grinds. (Apparently the Kodachi remains an extremely popular choice!) Please note that while the online shop remains open, our in-person shop in Nashville is CLOSED today due to the weather. Please do not come by as I am on-site now and the access road is getting covered with snow. Stay home!

Grocery Stores in the US — We are not like the grocery stores across the South - our shelves are not bare and we remain open online! :)

We will plan on doing more of these events, as it was fun hosting not only allowing people to peruse Lisa Vanness’s ink samples and Matthew Chen’s nibs, but Bill Pearcy of Pilot USA was on site with a full set of Pilot nibs in both the Custom 743 and Custom 912 sizes. We now carry a selection of the most popular Pilot specialty nibs, including the FA (Falcon semi-flex), PO (Posting), WA (Waverly) and SF (Soft-fine) and we will be expanding our selection in the future.

Pilot’s Waverly nib features slightly upturned tines that write smoothly from multiple angles. I hadn’t spent a lot of time writing with this one until recently, and it may become a new go-to recommendation for those with challenging writing angles.

Thursday Drops: Huge Diamine Restock, including Lady Grey Inks, Canopus Paper, and More TWSBI!

January 22, 2026

This weekend’s event with Vanness Pens and Matthew Chen is going forward, but we are accelerating the nib grind portion of the weekend to Friday. If you have a Saturday appointment, you can reschedule to a Friday time slot or walk-in on Friday and we will make every effort to work everyone in. And just in time for the event, we have additional Canopus Paper from Yamamoto that arrived this morning, and Diamine Lady Grey! We also have the Colorverse “Red Horse” ink series, as well as Pilot specialty nibs and a general Pilot restock. Finally, TWSBI arrived this morning, with plenty of mediums and broads for nib grinds. We hope to see you this weekend!

Yamamoto Paper Canopus Sheets — Yamamoto Canopus Paper is back in stock, in both Notebook and A4 Looseleaf format.

We will be open today (Thursday 1/22) from 1pm-6pm, and tomorrow (Friday 1/23) from 10am-6pm. If the weather isn’t too bad, we may try to open for part of the day on Saturday but right now we are planning on being closed due to inclement weather.

Canopus A5 Notebooks. Yamamoto Canopus Notebooks are back in stock! We have a healthy supply and these notebooks will be made available at this week’s event.
Canopus A4 Looseleaf Sheets. In addition to the Canopus notebooks, we have added Canopus paper to our range of looseleaf Yamamoto papers in A4 formats.
Canopus Jotters. The Yamamoto Bullet Jotters ship with one pad of Soliste and another of Sheep’s Cloud Bond, but we also have the additional papers including Yamamoto’s own Canopus and Meringue.
Diamine Lady Grey. We have both 80ml and 30ml bottles of Diamine’s recent “Lady Grey” release, as well as a significant restock of requested colors, including Ancient Copper, Sepia, and more.
Diamine 150th Anniversary Inks. We have a full restock of the wedge-shaped 150th Anniversary Diamine Ink Bottles, in all of the colors!
Diamine Ink Cartridge Assortment. Customers have been asking for an assortment of ink cartridges, and we have several of each of the various Diamine assortments.
Colorverse “Red Horse” Limited Edition Inks. Colorverse’s “Year of the Horse” inks feature four different riffs on a single dark red base, with added gold, purple-blue, and dark green shimmer, in addition to the standard red. The purple-blue shimmer is my favorite.
Pilot Custom 743 in Verdigris Green. I managed to snag a couple remaining Verdigris North American exclusives with the FA (Falcon) nib, which is one of the more flexible modern nib options on the market right now.
Pilot Custom 912 with Specialty Nibs. The Custom 912 is a relatively classic, simple pen, but Pilot uses it as a vehicle for their 14k specialty nibs including the FA, PO (Posting), WA (Waverly), and SF (Soft Fine).
Herbin Anniversary Inks (Including Emerald of Chivor). Need a special ink to use in your specialty nib? We have the Herbin Anniversary inks, including Emerald of Chivor, Opale Nocturne, and Kyanite du Népal.

Matthew Chen Nib Event Thursday and Friday

Winter Weather Update for This Weekend's Event: Update on Timing

January 21, 2026

Due to what looks like impending winter weather starting on Saturday, we are making some changes to the timing of this week’s scheduled in-store event with Vanness Pens and Matthew Chen. Provided the weather holds and Thursday and Friday remain clear, we will go ahead with our normal opening hours Thursday afternoon from 1-6pm, with Lisa Vanness on-site with exclusive pens and inks. Matthew and Lisa will both be available on Friday, and we will plan to be open a full day, so I’ve also made additional morning slots available for nib grind appointments. We will stay open as late as it’s safe and feasible to do so, to accommodate any walk-ins.

As with anything weather-related, everything is subject to change, so please watch the site and social media for updates on timing and availability. Thanks so much for all your patience and support!

New Arrivals: Specialty Nibs from Pilot, including the FA, PO, and WA Nib Options!

January 20, 2026

Pilot is known for their range of 14k specialty nibs not commonly found on fountain pens in the U.S., including the FA (semi-flex) nib, the PO (Posting) nib, the WA (Waverly) nib, and more, including the “soft” series. While the “Soft” series of nibs were introduced on the most recent release, the Pilot Custom 74 Lavender Frost, we still do not have an ETA on the latest shipment of that pen and it remains unavailable for now. I decided to go ahead and order some additional specialty nibs in the Custom 743 and Custom 912 models, including the fun FA semi-flex (don’t push it too hard!) nib, the unusual upturned Waverly, and the Posting nib, for those who either love to write really small or find themselves having to use absorbent paper. We’re also restocked on other Pilot Pens at a range of price points, from the Pilot Kakuno to the Pilot Custom 823!

We will be open this week 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm on Saturday, weather permitting. This weekend’s event with Vanness Pens and Matthew Chen will go forward but possibly with a modified schedule (i.e. a full/extended day on Friday) if winter weather becomes an issue for Saturday.