Tonight, we’re joined by special guest Joey Cofone, co-founder of Baronfig and author of The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius which comes out on October 18, 2022. Joey talks to us about how he turned his belief that creativity is not magic, it’s a skill that needs to be practiced. We discuss some universal truths — or laws — to creative work, and how he pulled them together into a book.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonBaronfigPre-Order The Laws of...

This week, we kick off a multi-episode discussion about creativity, and in particular, books about creativity and the creative process. Today, we’re discussing what we look for in such books: Do we want practical tips? Do we want to be inspired? Maybe a little of both?Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBright (Kiki Petrosino)What do Do When Someone DiesPetty: The BiographyThe WayWatchhouse (Duo)Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowMachines Like MeLaws of Creativity by Joey CofoneMake Good...

Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy as we invite a long-time friend of the show Harry Marks on, to talk about his new novel, The Library at the Center of the Earth, and his new job as a staff writer for Grim and Mild, a historical storytelling podcast network. We talk about creative writing, the importance of routines, and of course, frequent screaming on social media.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonHarry Marks onlineThe Library at the Center of the EarthThe ProphetGrim & MildShelf Life: A...

Being ecologically-minded citizens of the world, we don't like the idea of just throwing away perfectly good paper and pencils. This is especially salient this time of year, when kids are bringing home piles of stuff from their desks and lockers. Tune in this week for a discussion of what to do with all that material.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonDr. Strange and the Multiverse of MadnessDreams Bigger Than HeartbreakDon’t Go Without Me James Patterson is a F---ing A$$holePetty: The...

It’s the unofficial start to summer in the United States, and we’re here with white pants and pencils to check in before school is out and everyone starts going on vacations. We cover lots of summer goodness, from Baronfig’s latest journal to cross-country hitchhiking.

Before our upcoming book club, Caroline Weaver was kind enough to join us for an invigorating discussion about contemporary book clubs, and updates us on what’s going on in her world. Don’t forget to read up on Matthew Battles’ Palimpsest before the next episode in mid-May!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonCaroline WeaverThe Orchard Street Reading SocietyBobos in ParadisePalimpsestGoogle Form for Author QuestionsOlga Dies DreamingOur GuestCaroline Weaver Website InstagramYour HostsJohnny...

We’re getting ready to launch into a few episodes discussing our book club book, Palimpsest, but before we do that, let’s have a short little episode to talk about Fresh Points and some cool stuff we’re reading, seeing and hearing. Plus, a poem for Johnny by Erasable Poet Laureate Jay Newton.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek PicardPalimpsestSNL with LizzoDonkey ThoughtsStory ClubStarship CasualA Man Called OveUploadValentine by Bill FrisellBefore We DieKathy Abbott’s book on...

Happy International Pencil Day, folks! It’s officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and we have some fun spring releases to discuss in all of their copper and yellow glory. Tune in for our quarterly look at the seasonal releases from some of our favorite brands.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonPost OfficeFree GuyBorn into ThisDrew Holcomb and the NeighborsVeraPalimpsest Graphite DiariesEve of Destruction coversStar Trek PicardField Notes “Signs of Spring”Blackwing 200Baron Fig...

Tonight, the guys are joined by Ashleigh Coaxum, the proprietor of Baltimore’s newest stationery shop, The Paper Herald. Ashleigh talks about her stationery origin story, what it’s like to open a shop during the pandemic, and some of the cool stuff she stocks. Plus: new Field Notes, a book club announcement, and — don’t worry — plenty of bad puns.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Paper HeraldThe Birthday of the WorldStar Trek PicardStoryteller Mumford and SonsThis Day (Wendell...

Tonight, we are talking about the morning — morning pages, to be precise. We take a deep dive into Julia Cameron’s prescription for an enhanced creative life and talk about our own experiences with this practice.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJulie CameronThe Artist’s WayKimiThe Ministry for the FutureHow to Do NothingThe Art and Craft of Handmade BooksAround the World in 80 DaysStephen Dunn’s WhereasThe AlchemistReacherBIG THIEF BIG WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOUBlackwing Labs...

We’re well into 2022, so we would be remiss if we didn’t talk about planners! We discuss how we keep track of appointment and to-dos, and whether or not we can avoid digital calendars (answer: no). Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAll Creatures Great and SmallThe Book of Boba FettVienna BloodPower of the DogJason Bourne filmsRetro51 “Susan”Somebody, SomewhereA Lush and Seething HellPencil Revolution SubscriptionsThe Pen Post SubscriptionsPencil Revolution #25Your HostsJohnny  Gamber Pencil...

It’s been a few weeks since you heard our voices, but we’re back for a fun new year of pencil podcasting! We go through some fresh points, like Johnny’s bookbinding supplies, Andy’s new desk, and Tim’s Try-Rex. Thanks for all of your support through 2021!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe MissingAll Creatures Great and SmallHarlem ShuffleWrite Notepads Dot BooksEscape to the ChateauDon’t Look UpThe EveryProject Hail MaryThe Tender BarBig ThiefTry-RexEmilio Braga booksLetterpress + Pencil...

Tonight, our good friend (and RSVP co-host) Less Harper joins us for a chat about bookbinding, the craft that she and Johnny practice to produce unique creations to hold our thoughts and sketches. We also talk about the new Field Notes, several new releases from Blackwing, and So Much More™.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonComfortable Shoe StudioRSVP PodcastPencil Revolution PressLuciferGet BackCall Us What We CarryMiracle and WonderThe Midnight LibraryThe Mandalorian Radio...

This week, we’re looking back on 2021 and talking about what we’re most thankful for — both within the stationery community, and beyond. Plus, we take a look at some of the newest Blackwing X collabs, a few of the new Musgrave stuff, and a discussion around Wes Anderson’s new movie, which might be peak Wes Andserson.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonThe French DispatchThe SearcherThe War on Drugs I Don’t Live Here AnymorePoems of GratitudeThe Long CallDopesickThe Next Thing You EatAxiom’s...

It’s the annual EraNaNoWriMoSHOW! Join Andy, Johnny, Tim and special guest Jemellia for a discussion of NaNo’s past, present, and future.

Okay, not really! But for tonight it’s just Johnny and Andy, talking about just the Fresh Points. We have some new Field Notes, new Blackwings, a new Squire, and other cool things, including one (or two) last orders from our friends at CW Pencil Enterprise.Show Notes & Links:Erasable PatreonWoodclinched on EtsyPencil Revolution on EtsyField Notes HarvestBlackwing 651Ted LassoNo Time to DieIn Praise of WalkingThe IckabogUnforgottenCW Pencils | Commemorative CWPE Advertising PencilCW...

This week, Tim throws us a curveball. Last week, he asked us what our least favorite pencils are, and then he told us that we should only use that pencil for a couple weeks. In this episode, we discuss our experiences. Plus: a set of bummer fresh points, from a friend who lost his stash in a flood, to our favorite pencil store closing.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonGoFundMe for Harry MarksOn Closing | CW Pencil Enterprise blogDungeons and DaddiesTelegraph AvenueThe DefeatedMost Unwanted...

Paper is paper, right? Well, only if you think that pencils are pencils. In this week’s episode, your hosts talk about Unicorn Paper — that special formulation that works well with both pencils and fountain pens. Plus: we discuss our LEAST favorite pencil, and Tim makes us write with them all week to discuss in our next episode.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonBullet Journal 2.0The People of PaperSchmigadoonOnly Murders in the BuildingMable John Franny and ZooeyMusgrave Tennessee...

Join us for a chat about the pencils that we each used during elementary school. With a 9 year age gap between our hosts, coming during the crucial years of a trade agreement with China and the onset of the shrinking of the American pencil industry, we’re sure to have a variety of pencils to talk about! Plus: Olympics, new Field Notes, and many, many green ink samples.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonThe Whole Love (Wilco)Day TripperUnderlandThe Night ManagerThe TunnelChanging PlaneField...

Well, we inadvertently took a summer break so after a month off, we’re back to talk through our collected Fresh Points: from the new Blackwing 64 to an update from Tim about how it’s going with his new electric sharpener.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Nickel BoysThings Fall Apart GrantchesterKevin can F HimselfKillers of the Flower MoonMausThe Wood BrothersAlone404 Magazine #3Pencil Revolution #18Blackwing X Timeless MugSan Francisco Pen Show Pencil SeminarIranian Pencil StoreJessica...

Do you write in your books? Tonight, our special guest Caitlin Elgin joins us to talk about marginalia — why you might want to write them, and how you might want to write them. In fact, one of use does not write in his books, and maybe we can convince him to start. Or not.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonWoodclinched on EtsyPencil Revolution on EtsyI’ll Be Gone in the DarkJCS Criminal Psychology - The Wrath of JodiThe Moss and Green / Corner Shop (High Tide)Online shop Pentel PulamanMad at...

Tonight, we’re celebrating Field Notes’s fiftieth Colors edition — uh, Fifty — with a pocket notebook retrospective: How did we first encounter Field Notes? What’s our favorite editions for aesthetics? Color? Writing experience? Plus: an amazing new sampler pack from Musgrave.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonField Notes: FiftyList of Field Notes Limited EditionsName of the WindSteal Like an Artist1973 Grateful Dead (Dick’s Picks Vol. 14)Keep GoingThoreau, A Life of the MindHacksThe...