While listening to an old podcast: The Bent Tines, the hosts, Katherine and Mathew, typically asked their guests about their origin story or how they got into fountain pens? My story isn't dissimilar to many people I've talked to or heard about, but I think for my mind, I need to spill it here. Sugar Creek Art Show March, 2019 It was March 2020. Do you remember where you were when the world started to shut down? I do. I was at my school where I teach elementary art, preparing for our annual Spring art show. During this show, I hang several hundred student art pieces for family and community members to look at. When we got the news, we had to leave immediately and start teaching virtually the next day. It was a crazy time. But it was the main reason I discovered fountain pens. I have Attention Deficit Disorder. One of my things was to find new ways to organize my life. I have tried system after system, looking for something that worked for me. in 2019, I had started Bullet Jo