Kit Pens Made With Deer Droppings?

Deer droppings Pen

Kit pens don’t get much respect, especially from hardcore pen geeks. And sure, not without reason. They often use generic nibs, fittings and refills mass-produced to less than exacting standards.

But that’s not totally fair, either. Some kit pens have beautiful barrels, lovingly crafted by hand into genuine works of art. Such pens may be less about the writing experience and more about the aesthetics.

These are not those pens. Or, at least, not entirely.

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The Late Elmore Leonard’s Pens

Elmore leonard

Readers in the US are probably aware that Jon Stewart is ending his long run as host of the Daily Show on Comedy Central.

To commemorate his work on the show, the network’s been live-streaming every episode of the Daily Show from the last 17 years. The other day, I caught an old one with prolific crime novelist Elmore Leonard as Jon’s guest.

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