Pens that don't write

Have you had this problem where you have this nice pen stand completely filled with pens that don't write? The thing is, the new pen would exactly look like the old pen and you will invariably pick up the pen that doesn't write all the time. Somehow the law of averages doesn't work here. Then you think you could be smarter and put a nice writing pen with an identifiable characteristic, only to find that your wife has taken it already. And why is it that the old pens don't go down the drain? There is something within us that tells that you could still make those pens write. May be one day, you'll fill them all with nice ink and actually put them to good use. The worst is when you don't know which pen is about to expire. The 'about to expire' pens will still write and you wouldn't want to start writing with one of these pens. You would have written a few sentences and the last one would turn from black to gray to white and then it will only create impressions on the paper without any color. Guess what after that - you'll only able to find a pen of a different color to continue writing whatever it is that you have been wanting to write. And what happens when you trash all these and get a new pen that's the sole hero of the pen stand - this pen nicely falls with its tip facing the group, making sure that it is not writable anymore!

I used to be really attached to my pens when I was a child. I always used to get pens from somebody - they would mostly gift it. I was very fond of writing with ink pens. I used to lose some pens in the school and feel very bad about it - just like any other kid would. At some point later, you decide pens are not the ones carrying your life. You move on with ball point pens which basically suck. But the one called Reynolds was amazing - it had this special tip that would be really sharp and crisp. I haven't used that pen in ages. I have started using pens again after a really long break that was consumed by the computer keyboard acting like my pen. There is something to writing with your hand, after all. It makes you concentrate more and somehow naturally eliminate all the bullshit and write only the things of relevance. It could make you an artist!