Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Art and Writing

Sugar cane paper.

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So I have this thing for paper and am very picky about what journals and notebooks I'll use. They have to pass the binding test (does it fall open/stay open easily) and the paper test (is it too rough or does it have a glassy smooth finish).

The best papers I've found for writing are in Claire Fontaine and Rhodia and the papers that come from that same French mill. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find another really nice, slick paper.

At Staples office supply store, of all places.

In a low-cost Staples brand "green" display which had composition books and legal pads made from sugar cane fibers.

It's really nice stuff, oddly. Slick surface, great with pens and pencils. The color is a subtle off-white with tan lines on it -- nothing garish or distracting.

I bought several legal pads and composition books, and intend to make some into journals to sell online.

You should be able to find it still, though I can see they are moving it out. It was more a "back to school" seasonal thing.