A writing utensil such as a pen having multiple magnetic members along its barrel. The magnetic members have opposite polarity so as to drive each other away. One of the magnetic members may be bonded to the barrel while the other extends around it to form a ring with an inner circumference large to allow it to move along the barrel between the bonded magnetic member and a capturing mechanism at a top end of the barrel. The capturing mechanism may have a metal member to retain the floating magnetic member for temporary storage.