Karen W. Karn

For the love of fountain pens, ink and paper!

I look for the cheapest fountain pens and try them out.  
I've worked as a teacher and a graphic designer, but I've been a low/no income, divorced/ single parent most of my adult life. 

Having little or no money to spend on luxuries has educated me in how to find cheap alternatives whenever I can. 
Some things I never skimp on, such as notebooks and paper,, but fountain pens have some very good, very cheap alternatives.  

I understand the appeal of buying an original TWSBI Eco, for example.
Neurogically, we experience more pleasure when partaking of a more expensive alternative (look up the study conducted on wine tasting and medial pre-frontal cortex & ventral striatum activity) but in my current situation, I can't justify spending ten times the amount for something when I very much enjoy the cheaper alternative - the Lantibou 3059.

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