On March 18, 2019 my Emerald TWSBI Diamond 580AL (0.5mm CI) joined its comrades when it was filled with Robert Oster Lake of Fire. The pen was in use for one year and was emptied and cleaned on July 25, 2020, saying good-bye to its fellows.

Thoughts Before Filling

This was February’s ink from my wife. She was excited to see it, and we both felt the Emerald 580AL was a good fit. I wanted to write a few other pens dry before loading this up, but now I’m ready!

Thoughts After Cleaning the Pen

The ink is lovely. The pen is lovely. They didn’t really go together. I’m emptying and cleaning the pen prior to writing it dry, partly because of the time elapsed, but mostly because I want to use a TWSBI ink in this pen.