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Summer Classes are in Session
School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean we all can’t still learn a thing or two, does it? This summer, Pencils.com is holding a contest for those of you who just can’t [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils
As we continue our celebration of Blackwing Month and the release of the Blackwing 602, we’re focusing on writers who are letting their ideas come to fruition in the form of paper and graphite rather than [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Happy Birthday Mighty Casey
The Outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville Nine that day.The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,A sickly silence fell [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: National Police Week
Protectors. They keep our loved ones from harm. They maintain order. They promote the common good. Hello there Pencils.com readers. No, this week I am not talking about pencil protectors. I’m talking about the real protectors [...]
Congratulations to the Class of 2011
Salutations fellow pencil enthusiasts! We’re smack dab in the heart of graduation season which, for many, represents the culmination of many years spent in the pursuit of knowledge, academic achievement and, of course, better job opportunities. [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Cinco de Mayo
Greetings Pencileros! Today is Cinco de Mayo and, while everyone recognizes today as a day to go out and have fun, few recognize it for what it truly is: a day set aside to remember the [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Earth Day
Hey there fellow pencilnauts, it’s Earth Day, and you know what that means! Actually, here at Pencils.com, we understand that many of our fellow pencil enthusiasts may not know what Earth Day is, let alone what [...]
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Dreams about pencils
Here at Pencils.com, we live, eat and breathe all things pencils. If you are anything like us (and we’re guessing you are), you probably do the same. You may even sleep pencils from time to time. [...]









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