Sounds Like Weird
02 January 2014
In 2008, a fountain pen enthusiast from Australia was visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, and Ethernautrix, ever the charismatic one, started and named the Pen Posse.
Initially, we were all on Fountain Pen Network, but as the field diversified into different boards, it got complicated coordinating meetings.
Eventually, I started a Facebook group for Pen Posse, which made it much easier for people to get notified of meetings. We don’t have a formal leadership, though AltecGreen (Ricky Chau) starts most of the meeting requests.
Some of us use fountain pens to write with. Some are more into drawing. Or calligraphy. Some just like them. Whatever. It doesn’t matter why you like them.
Some only use old pens. Some only use new pens.
Some only like off-brand cheapie vintage pens they can repair. Some like the uber slick expensive pens.
We welcome all.
Sometimes we do fun things like visit SF MOMA. Or go out to restaurants. Or visit wineries. Or do karaoke. Or comedy clubs.
We’ll still love you if you use a ballpoint most of the time. Or a rollerball.
You don’t even have to be on Facebook, but it’s much easier if you are.
Oh, and if you don’t live in the bay area, but you’re coming to visit? We’d love to meet you. We even meet conveniently close to SFO most of the time. Heck, I’ve gotten off a plane only to drive straight to Pen Posse. More than once.
We’ve had visitors from: Philippines, Australia, Singapore — and other places, too.
You know where we are. Join us.
Note: there’s also a local group that meets quarterly, the Pan Pacific Pen Club. Pen Posse meets far more frequently (and far more irregularly).