The Pen Addict

What gets you excited about stationary in 2026? Brad and Myke share their thoughts, and hear from listeners as well. Thank you all for 700 amazing episodes!

You know it’s getting rough in the stationery streets when the price of the Pilot FriXion is going up for the first time in 20 years! We discuss a recent interview with Pilot’s CEO discussing that, check in on what the Bullet Journal brand has been up to,

The prices will continue to rise until morale improves! That is the subtitle for this episode, as Sailor dropped their upcoming price increases on us. Wow. The opportunity to change how we look at fountain pens in 2026 is here.

Brad and Myke are so excited to kick off the new year with everyone’s favorite topic - price increases! Now that we are seeing some of the new prices go live, what does that mean for the hobby as a whole?

There was lots of excellent feedback regarding artificial Gold this week, so look for our new Kickstarter in 2026 where we raise funds to build a nuclear reactor in the stars. There is also news of a new LAMY x uniball product which has Brad thrilled.