Send a letter online as a link, when the post won't make it
Written by hand · Sealed with wax · Sent as one link
Paper mail to another country can take weeks, and a birthday or a hard week doesn't wait. An email gets skimmed between other messages, so what makes a letter feel personal is a page the person opens on purpose, with your handwriting-style font, your paper and a seal to break. Then the words matter most: write as if you were sitting across from them.
Free · No sign-up needed · Sent as a link
Ways to begin
“I meant to mail this weeks ago, and the distance and the post office beat me, so I'm sending it this way instead.”
“I wanted to send you something more than a text, so I sat down and wrote this the way I would on paper.”
“By the time a paper letter reached you, this moment would be over, so here it is now, and it's still a letter.”
What to write
1. Say why you're writing a letter and not a message, in one line. It tells them to read it slowly, when they have a quiet few minutes.
2. Include one detail that belongs to where you are right now: the weather, what's on your desk, what you ate today. Distance makes small everyday things feel close.
3. Choose the paper and font for them, not for you. Pick a clear handwriting font they can read on a small phone screen, and skip heavy decorations if the letter is long.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How do I make an online letter feel more personal than an email?
Write about specific things only you two share, use a handwriting font and letter paper, and seal it so it arrives as an envelope to open instead of a block of text. Keep it to one subject rather than a list of news.
Q. How does the person receive it, and do they need an app or an account?
You send one link through any messenger, text or email. They open it in their browser with no app install and no sign-up. You can add a password so only people you tell can open it, or set an opening date and it unlocks at 00:00 that day. Writing, sealing and sending are free.