Sublime

My favorite brands now are Micron and Tombow. If the pen’s product description says, “archival ink,” you won’t get in trouble with fading (or accidently washing).

Far from the disappointing crayons of my early childhood, the insides of fountain pens and ballpoints contained slender cartridges and helical springs, held together with a top that threaded, screw-like, on to the rest of the pen.