Pilot VBall Liquid Ink Rolling Ball Stick Pens, Fine Point, Black Ink, 12-Pack (35112)

Bought this pen for the first time in Paris for some happy travel journaling, and this is a follow-up purchase. Love this pen, the flow of ink, the thickness, the lack of bleeding while still providing good, solid gel ink.

My students hate these pens. Yes, I buy them in bulk. When you teach as many compositions classes as I do, you go through a lot of red ink. I prefer these Pilot Vballs to just about any other pen. They're silky smooth to write with, always create a tight, uniform line without blots or blemishes, and don't over-saturate the paper. That's especially important as more and more students print double-sided for environmental reasons. Though I prefer single-sided printing, I don't forbid double-sided as it does cut down on waste paper. Thankfully with these pens, I can write notes and markups on both sides of the paper without it soaking through to the other side (yes you can see the ink one side to the other, but it's "ghostlike" not intrusive). So while my students hate seeing their papers come back obliterated with red ink, I enjoy using a pen that does its job well each and every time.

This pen could re-write the Magna Carta, the US Constitution, and all the Harry Potter novels,... and never clock a sweat. It is a marathon pen, an endurance specialist, a free-flowing yet quick-drying durable companion to your half-baked dreams of over-throwing the planet, solving global warming and eliminating your Boss without people ever noticing (you KNOW that won't miss him). You can sign your Will with it, inscribe a card to your mom (call her, you!) or an anonymous note on your neighbor's poorly parked Prius. Best damned pen on the planet for lefties. Seriously.

Solid pen

My sister and I have been looking for our favorite pen for years. I realize that I like medium point pens. So that's my first personal preference. This pen is fine point - which it clearly states. There is nothing wrong with it, it's just not my preference. The line is thin, the color is light and I feel like it's always running out of ink - and it's not! It flows on the paper when writing and we haven't experienced any dry spots. These pens are light and the top comes on and off easily. My husband keeps pens in his suit pocket and the last pens leaked all the time. These haven't leaked on the fingers or in the pocket at all. I can't recommend or not recommend a pen as I really feel it's personal. If you like this pen? These work and come as promised. I generally like Pilot pens and these seem good quality. I'm giving them 4 stars for that. My husband and I didn't like them because we are looking for a darker ink when writing and more of a feeling of putting pen to paper versus a gliding. Go figure, I didn't think we feel that way! Good luck!