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IT Project Manager for an airline.

 

Most of my writing is done in airports, waiting for flights and watching aircraft arrive and depart. Can't beat travel+pens for that added romanticism factor :)

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I'm a musician. I play the accordion. I also sing, but I'm much better at playing the accordion.
I use two hohners: An atlantic IV N, and the marvelous love of my life, the Hohner Morino VI, which is more accordion than anyone would need.
Also, I write songs and record them, doing the production with a friend of mine who has a home studio.
At the moment I'm working on the release of my second album. My first was a collection of self written folk songs in my native dialect of the low Saxon language, about myths and legends in my region. The one I just finished recording (after three years of hard work) and am now releasing bit by bit, I wrote in Dutch, my second native language. While releasing this, I'm working with my producer-friend (who also sings half the songs) on rehearsing them for live performances.
In between all of this, I work for a 'viswijvenkoor' called 'de schellevissen.' This is a tongue-in-cheek term for a female choir that sings sea-shanties and other songs about the sea and sailor's life. They perform 30 times a year with 60 female voices, accompanied by 1 guitar player, two percussionists, and 3 accordion players. A wonderful group, both socially and musically.

Forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much. - Oscar Wilde.

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I was a software engineer for the US Government, although I still develop iOS apps for the iPhone. I am currently an ESE (special education) teacher. I have never seen another person use a fountain pen anywhere let alone in my professional life. I generally use Lamy Safari's at school and the students are generally interested, and I have even given a few Jinhao pens to students.

 

 

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Attorney, specifically Public Defender. I had a coworker who I turned into a fountain pen user. He's in private practice now. I know of another attorney in our local criminal bar who sometimes uses fountain pens.

<a href="Http://inkynibbles.com">Inky NIBbles, the ravings of a pen and ink addict.</a>

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I'm a psychiatrist. In neither of the offices where I work do I find any other FP users. I do my share of proselytizing, but without success.

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Senior management. There is a sometime fellow fountain open user in my office where I use a fountain pen every day.

 

Other than that my wife and daughters do sometimes and my neighbour has just taken it up.

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Gadfly.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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I'm a software developer.

It was a fountain pen-using colleague that motivated me to get into fountain pens about a year ago. A dozen or so fountain pens, and a few thousand dollars later, I'm not certain if I should thank or curse him. :D

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I'm a retired elementary art teacher. Now I'm a potter and printmaker, and I do a lot of drawing using primarily my fountain pens. I'm also an enthusiastic letter writer.

 

I don't remember any of my fellow teachers using fountain pens, but I know of a number of artist and author friends who use fountain pens.

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I'm a pastoral manager in an inner city secondary school. Hence the theft of my TWSBI. I'd love to think the student in question has suddenly developed a taste for fountain pens, but I expect it's been smashed in a fit of pique. I hope it at least made a satisfying ink splodge... Doubt anyone else uses fountain pens at my work - I doubt I shall either, in future!

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I'm a physician, since 1995 specialist in Family Medicine, authorized by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, (Socialstyrelsen). I took my Medical Degree 1987 at Karolinska Institute.

 

Since 2004 I'm using FP's exclusively at work. Interestingly, patients with ADHD very often make the remark that I am using fancy pens..

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Interestingly, patients with ADHD very often make the remark that I am using fancy pens..

When you notice everything around you at once an exotic fancy pen surely asks to focus your attention.

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Currently facilities security and pursuing a degree in psychology. My degree is nearly complete, at which time I hope to transition either to HR or counseling. I am the only FP user right now.

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I'm a chiropractor for over 37 years. My writing is like many other doctors lol. I cannot use a fountain pen for anything at the office!! Scribble scribble. Scratch scratch. Black free ballpoint pens! :lol:

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I'm a supervisor for a company in the gambling industry. Wasn't always thus. Until recently I was on the road. Did a LOT of writing on envelopes and forms. I found fountain pens and loved how they gave new life to filling out forms for oh... about a couple of weeks. Then I was promoted. Now I take lots of notes, and not so much road warrior work. It seems more dignified for a user of nice looking fountain pens to be in management I suppose. Maybe I should credit fountain pens for changing my life.

 

John Theivagt

Between my finger and my thumb

The squat pen rests.

I'll dig with it.

 

-- excerpt from "Digging" by Seamus Heaney

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I am in IT. Database administration and design. I am the only person using FPs in my department, nor have I ever seen a colleague using a fountain pen

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I work as a flight attendant.

 

Don't get to use fountain pen at work (I use gel pens for custom's forms... yea, shame on me) and don't know anyone else around me who uses one. Some of my coworkers know about my hobby, because they have seen me run to the Montblanc store at Chicago O'Hare to pick up a limited edition ink, or spend time with me in random cities during the lay over and seeing me at the stationery store LOL.

 

Many passsenges ask me for pens to fill out the forms, so I always carry around a bundle of freebie pens from random hotels to give away... ah well, such is life. I have seen a handful of passengers on my flights who are fountain pen users, whether filling out a form or simply doing a puzzle. I have seen a couple of Montblanc and one Delta!!! I was impressed, told them so, and they were impressed that I know what those pens are LOL!!!

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I work as a flight attendant.

 

Don't get to use fountain pen at work (I use gel pens for custom's forms... yea, shame on me) and don't know anyone else around me who uses one. Some of my coworkers know about my hobby, because they have seen me run to the Montblanc store at Chicago O'Hare to pick up a limited edition ink, or spend time with me in random cities during the lay over and seeing me at the stationery store LOL.

 

Many passsenges ask me for pens to fill out the forms, so I always carry around a bundle of freebie pens from random hotels to give away... ah well, such is life. I have seen a handful of passengers on my flights who are fountain pen users, whether filling out a form or simply doing a puzzle. I have seen a couple of Montblanc and one Delta!!! I was impressed, told them so, and they were impressed that I know what those pens are LOL!!!

Hahaha! By the way, I was in O hare a while back, but I couldn't find anything related to FPs. Lol.

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