I too am sad about losing the Liquid Espresso..

The Pilot V Razor Point Liquid Ink Markers, Assorted Color Inks, 8-Pack
Pouch (11008) - has some color and I've found to be a decent substitute.
They're getting harder to find as well.

~Laura

On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 11:04 PM Andreas Orphanides <
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> I am not sure how these stack up against the PaperMate, but for brightness,
> color variety, and writing feel I've always loved the Stabilo Point 88
> Finelner:
>
> https://www.stabilo.com/com/products/writing/fineliners-felt-tip-pens/stabilo-point-88/
>
> It's a felt-tip, which has its pluses and minuses. On the plus side, I've
> never used a pen that felt more "pencil-like" in use. On the minus side you
> need to treat it with the care necessary of a felt-tip pen.
>
> if you're looking for something with the smoothness of a liquid or gel pen,
> though, these might not be for you.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 7, 2024 at 12:52 PM charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > My esteemed listmates,
> >
> > May we engage in a brief discussion of brightly collared pens?
> >
> > Any fans of the former PaperMate liquid Expresso pen?
> >
> > Great for art, marking files, calendars .... but they no longer make
> them.
> >
> > It was more accurate than a highlighter but not as rigid as a ballpoint
> > pen.
> >
> > Has anyone found brightly colored ink pens similar to that PaperMate?
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> >
> > Charles.
> >
>