Lamy Joy

I found this tribe only after my first fountain pen purchase (Lamy Joy italic, Fall 2019) in an airport in Germany, fueled only by jet lag and the need for some self love. In love with this pen I looked for others who shared this love and discovered a whole world of delight.

I love the look of it posted, but it throws my handwriting off because of the extra weight on the end. My Lamy Joy and Safari are super light at about 11g each (I bought them for this reason) but the shafts are still quite thick; even with the ergonomic grip they aren't super comfortable for pages of writing. My favourite non-fountain pen is the Pilot G-Tec-C4m which is both very thin and very light. I'd love to have a fountain pen that is "just right" for me.

Today, however, I wrote for the first time with a Lamy Joy 1.5 mm stub and I. Loved. It. The writing experience was smooth, the line thickness was fantastic and it wasn't super wet.

Now I can make shirts, totes, etc. I think I’m going to keep both because the Joy is very portable, if I want to take it on vacation, I can. Or if I want to chill at someone else’s house, I can and don’t have to worry about lugging it to and fro, so def check out FB marketplace for deals, you never know what you will find.