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== Future Projects ==


'''April:''' Well, I'd say like 2020 was the year of starting the podcast, the Stationery Cafe podcast. And I think I talked about it in the Friends of the Pen Show episode. It's really due to you that I really got to want to create a podcast. Because like I exclusively listened to you guys like for three years. And it's like I want more, like M-O-A-R more. So I started a podcast in 2020 and then got a spinoff Discord on it in 2021 where we have this community of people who just like listens to the podcast and then talks about the stuff. And then we kind of all branched towards Twitch. You know, we were all streaming Stationery now. We actually got the Stationery tags available on Twitch for us, which is a big deal. You can, if you search journaling or like planning or stationery or writing, you'll find us. And this year, I really like just really head-steep in like working with Design for America and really bringing about a lot more new projects, I think. So I feel like I'm super busy this year because I'm both balancing the Stationery Cafe podcast. I had to dial down the frequency because we were doing two episodes a week.

'''Brad:''' You're very prolific.

'''April:''' With the happy hour and like my guest interviews. So I'm like slowing down on there, really focusing more on our Patreon page for the Stationery Cafe for people to support me and Kelly that way, who's my co-host for the happy hour. Working mostly with Design for America to bring more cool things for Traverse Company and Plotter. I don't know what's next. I feel like there's going to be a new stationery to sweep me away or new things for me to focus on. But I'm just going to take whatever come at me and just kind of go with the flow, I guess.

'''Brad:''' If there's anyone that can handle it, it's you. You're an inspiration. I'm a super fan. I really, really think you're doing just a fantastic job. And it's just so great to see your fingerprint over everything in this stationery community. I think it's fantastic. And I really, really appreciate you taking the time to come on. Because, I mean, you just listed off how busy you are. And you made time to come on here and spend an hour with me chatting about how many notebooks you have using at one time.

'''April:''' No, this is pure hour of joy right now. Just being able to talk about stationery with the podcast I admire the most. This is an amazing experience I cannot turn down.

'''Brad:''' Yeah, we could just have another recorded conversation for the next two hours. Just talking about random stuff. And me not trying to do a show. Just us talking about stationery.

'''April:''' Maybe we can do that during the pen show. Who knows? The San Francisco pen show.

'''Brad:''' I think that has to be a plan. That has to be a plan.

'''April:''' Yeah.

'''Brad:''' All right, April. I will have all of the links in the show notes. Anything you want to plug outside of everything you already mentioned and already do?

'''April:''' No, I think you covered everything.

'''Brad:''' All right. Well, we got it. Thank you so much for joining me. Thank you all of our listeners for listening. Again, you'll find the links to everywhere that Penguin's Creative is and all of April's work and everything Plotter and Travelers and Design fill in the show notes. Until next week, say goodbye, April.

'''April:''' Goodbye. Bye. J

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