This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at school, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eleven years later, I returned to the city, and thankfully, the stationery shop was still there. Another benefit of a city that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And when you write something by hand with a pen you love, even a shopping list, you’re creating something in the moment. How often ...

For the past two years, during the twilight of my academic career, I have become a devotee of the fountain pen, often pondering this seemingly retro act of putting pen to paper. Composing again by ...

Paul Homchick bought his first fountain pen three decades ago. He was working as an engineering consultant and wanted to seem trustworthy as he took notes. Since retiring, the 76-year-old has been ...

Often, when the day is done — when classes and meetings are over, and when his infant twins and toddler are finally asleep — ...

The Boston Pen People, a group of fountain pen enthusiasts, gathers quarterly to commune, write and celebrate the historical significance and practical benefits of their beloved writing instruments.