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Write Self

How it works

Tonight you write it.
Next year you open it.

Everything that happens in between is our problem, not yours.

  1. § I

    You sit down and write

    No sign-up form, no account setup. We send you a link by email — click it, you're in. The editor is a blank page. Say what you're thinking. Say what you're afraid of. Say what you're proud of that you haven't told anyone yet. Take five minutes or two hours. There's no word limit that matters.

  2. § II

    You pick a date

    Six months from now. Your next birthday. New Year's Day five years out. The morning after your kid starts school. Whatever date means something to you — that's when the letter arrives. Not before. Not by surprise. On the exact morning you chose.

  3. § III

    You pay and let go

    £15 for a single letter, £25 for the premium version on heavier stock. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay — takes ten seconds. The moment you pay, the letter leaves our system. It's encrypted, queued with our print partner, and held there independently. From this point, even we can't stop it arriving.

  4. § IV

    Months pass

    You forget what you wrote. That's the point. You get a quiet email once a quarter — just a line confirming the letter is still waiting. Thirty days before delivery, a heads-up. Then nothing until the morning it ships.

  5. § V

    It arrives

    Not in your inbox. Not as a push notification you swipe away while making coffee. An envelope. On your doormat. No return address you recognise. You open it standing in the hallway and the person inside remembers things about you that you've already started to forget.

§ VIChanged your mind?

You can rewrite, reschedule, or cancel for a full refund up until 24 hours before delivery. After that, the letter is at the printer and it's out of both our hands. Write honestly the first time — you'll be glad you did.