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Dear Penpal is your guide to the world of letter writing and penpal connections. Hosted by Judit and Parker, each episode brings you practical tips, listener stories, and conversations with penpal enthusiasts.
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Episode 34: Building a Colorful Empire with Alex Mason (opens the original)
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This week Parker is joined by Australian artist Alex Mason , whose bright, textured florals have made their way onto everything from surfboards and bedding to phone cases, stationery and swimwear. 🌸🎨 Alex takes us behind the scenes of art licensing, how it works, what artists actually get paid, and why she’s now turning down licensing deals to build her own products instead. She also shares the messy side of that world, including discovering a new range using her artwork in stores that she hadn’
Episode 33: Birthday Hauls, Pen Show Regrets & 8 Unanswered Letters (opens the original)
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It’s our last Parker + Judit duo episode of the year, so naturally we have a LOT to catch up on. Judit is back with a belated birthday stationery haul, a fancy new fountain pen, red shimmer ink on the way, and a casual little pile of eight penpal letters waiting for replies. Parker finally got her Martina Calvi sticker book in the mail, and we’re already plotting a Paper Source trip for the Martina Calvi freebies because obviously. We also revisit the pen show and admit that we were somehow too
Episode 32: Shell Flower from Teenage Junk Journals to an Iconic Pouch (opens the original)
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This week Parker is joined by Elle from Shell Flower , who originally got our attention by asking who she needed to bribe with stickers to get on the podcast, which is, frankly, the correct strategy. We talk about Elle rediscovering her teenage journals filled with candy wrappers, menus, scraps and little memories, and how that eventually helped lead her back to creating and building Shell Flower. We also get into the making of her now-iconic journal pouch, taking the risk of ordering hundreds b
Episode 31: Fancy Letter Paper, Penpal Confessions & a Music Rabbit Hole (opens the original)
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Parker is running low on letter paper, which turns into a discussion about where to buy the good stuff, and why anything monogrammed instantly feels fancier. Judit shares her latest fountain pen want, Parker has a penpal confession, and Judit updates us on messaging some ghosted penpals. We also talk about sending postcards instead of full letters sometimes, Parker’s postcard hoarding, the traveling sticker card we did with listeners, and listener mail from the UK. We also discuss the San Franci
Episode 30: Journal the Day Away with Haeshah Davis (opens the original)
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This week Parker is joined by Haeshah Davis of @PlanninginHD to talk about journaling without the pressure to make every page perfect. We get into journal therapy, finding a journaling style that actually works for you, fountain pens and ink obsessions, using the stationery you’ve been saving, and why so many of us are craving analog hobbies again. Haeshah also tells us how her Postcard Pal Exchange grew to hundreds of people sending happy mail around the world, plus creative workshops, statione
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