You can, of course, avoid using plastic pens (even fountain pens) by using wooden pencils. But they need to be sharpened. KUM makes these small, elegant and metal sharpeners that I’ve seen loose in art-supply stores. A nice stocking stuffer, I’d think, too.
Also, it would be really helpful if there were links to your archived previous posts on the sidebar. Right now, I can only see your Recent Posts but not the ones prior to those. Looks like you’ve come up with some great ideas!
Done! thanks for the suggestion.