My latest cohort of students is graduated. Grades are submitted. I’m feeling large and capable. Let’s party.

The substantial transition from the school year into the summer months calls for a similar transition into desk-friendly nibs.

The final week of meetings and celebrations to end the school year is upon me. Meetings galore, 96 more papers (one for each student), and a triplet of banquets in honor of our graduating class. So let’s get weird. Well, mildly weird. Workably weird.

This coming week will see me on campus teaching: grading, drafting summer assignments and sitting in curriculum meetings. All three activities are writing heavy. Score.

Welcome, friends, to the straight and narrow of nib selection. And to a comfy array of muted ink colors that all play well across paper types. Safe and steady for the win. Three EF, two F, and one Zoom.