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, ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We’ve asked the big questions – does it write smoothly, gliding across the page and releasing ink evenly? How does it feel to hold ...

The fountain pen as a practical writing instrument has been declared obsolete numerous times. It was supposedly doomed by the innovations of the drip-free ballpoint pen and the typewriter, then the ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In a digital heavy world, pen and paper have never been more important.

Wetting a fountain pen to compose a thank-you note is a grand way to express gratitude for a holiday gift, yet we often don’t give a thought to what happens when ink moves from pen to paper. But for a ...

Looking for a unique gift this holiday season—one that is sure to please and is equally appropriate for a man or a woman? Consider a fountain pen. With the variety of gorgeous writing instruments ...