Morning Pages | 23 January 2026

It's new pen day! Ellington Pens sent me a Noble Heritage, and I just inked it up this morning with Diamine Deep Dark Blue, as it just felt right for this pen. It was a very pleasant writing experience. I'm generally more of a broad-nib guy, but a medium nib can make a pen more of an everyday writer, and I appreciate that. I might actually pick this up over a Sarasa gel pen when I'm taking book notes. I'll use it through the day and hope to write my pages again tomorrow—it's one of those rare weekends when I'm home! My first impressions of the pen on a single use are all positive, and the fact that I feel drawn to it today is a very good sign!

Ellington Pens are offering a discount that runs until the end of January, so it's a good time to try one! It would make a nice beginner pen for the fountain pen curious.

Noble Heritage Fountain Pen

“This is my first fountain pen purchase in years. And the positive reviews for this one did NOT lie. The weight screams quality and the balance is perfect. This pen is a fantastic way to dip your toe in the fountain pen pool without breaking the bank. I’d definitely buy another one.” - George Samuels Crafted with a sta

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Links

• Ellington Pens
• The Master and Margarita slow-read
• Detsky Mir (Letterboxd) (YouTube)
• War and Peace, Sergei Bondarchuk (Letterboxd) (YouTube)
• War and Peace, Andrew Davies (IMDB)
• The Master and Margarita in Russian (Spotify)