Editor’s Letter

Here Comes the Sun(flower)

One of the many, many reasons I love trade shows and stationery fests is that I get to interact with my fellow paper nerds. Whether they own a store, ... READ MORE »

The Only Constant

Nothing truly stays the same, or at least not for very long. When I became a stationery market editor in 1997, the industry had one official trade sho... READ MORE »

The Pendulum, It Always Swings

In third grade during the late 1970s, one of my classmates announced that one day, phones would be like TVs. You’d be able to see the other person. ... READ MORE »

From the Editor: The Paper Remains

As I write this, our community’s annual springtime meet-up, *Noted, just wound down. Like the National Stationery Show before it, this year’s even... READ MORE »

From the Editor: There’s a Card for That

[caption id="attachment_27865" align="alignright" width="253"] Photo courtesy of Sarah Sloboda.[/caption] Frankly, I’m not sure how it’s spring... READ MORE »

Summer 2023 editor’s letter: The stationery practice

I took my first yoga class in 1998, but I was several years in before noticing yoga referred to as a “practice.” I take that to mean there’s no ... READ MORE »

A letter from the editor: Anything goes

My motto for 2023 is "Ditch the Rules." For somehow, somewhere along the line, the stationery game completely changed — and the most we can hope for... READ MORE »

The Next Chapter

The last few years have taught us that nothing is certain. Thanks to a virus, our community has had to revisit everything from the way we buy and s... READ MORE »

The New Nearly Normal

If my January and February, filled with treks to Atlanta Market, NY NOW and Shoppe Object, weren’t quite the New Normal, they were the New Nearly No... READ MORE »

Capturing a Moment

Happy New Year! I’m thankful to see words like “essential” assuming their previous meanings, along with a general sense of settling down. Mercha... READ MORE »