Staples now offers a chic, sleek line of stylish office products that won’t make you feel like you are in junior high. Their M by Staples line offers grown-up fun. Their line of notebooks do not feature a single heart, flower, or kitten. Instead, sleek lines, bold colors, and simple graphic details make these notebooks a fashion accessory, not just a business necessity.

But I am old-fashioned in some respects. I still write with paper and pen for a lot of purposes: scripts, to-do lists and notes to name a few. There is something immensely satisfying about putting ink on a blank page. Alison McLaurin feels the same way. A writer herself, Alison was frustrated that letter writing has become a lost artform. She created Tikilynn, a line of cards that are young and stylish – these are not your mother’s thank you cards.