IT lawyer and fountain pen devotee Tom Hall recently sent us this review of J. Herbin’s Rouge Caroubier… be sure to read past the jump to see a page from his epic vampire novel-in-progress!
Bring on the red ink!
I am quite fond of Bastille Day. After all, I am part French and believe that the overthrow of monarchy should also be celebrated. It is also the birthday of my good friend, Blake, who was born to American parents in Marseilles shortly after the war. For choosing to arrive on Bastille Day, he was awarded the French Legion of Merit. Evidently the French war veterans were very puzzled to encounter a small boy proudly wearing one of their nation’s highest honors. Viva le France!
This year I had an additional reason to celebrate — the arrival of a bottle of J. Herbin ink and a Clairefontaine notebook. I had asked Karen for “the gaudiest red” available, so she sent Rouge Caroubier. I promptly cleaned out my best pen (the Parker Centennial Duofold I’ve written of in the past), filled it up and set to work.
I like red ink; I find it easier to see. My secretary appreciates if for much the same reason. It is also appropriate for my non-legal writing project — The Great American (Vampire) Novel. J. Herbin did not disappoint.
