Letters on paper, and giving

Every woman begins with her Quiet Room. When she'd like letters she can hold, or when you'd like to give them to someone, these are here. Each way includes everything before it, so nothing is ever lost by choosing more.

What each way gives you

Every way begins with your Quiet Room, and each one includes everything before it, so nothing is ever lost by choosing more.

Your room

My letter to youDear friend, I read your letter twice, and then I sat with it…

Your voice note, written out“Tonight I finally called about the…”

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Where every woman begins

The Quiet Room

$19 a month your first letter free

A private room of your own online, and a real person writing back.

What's included

Your own private room at a link only you have, with a Quick exit always in the corner
Music and questions to write to, whenever you need somewhere to start
Write it, or send a voice note, up to ten minutes
Your voice written back to you as a letter, so nothing you said is lost
My letter back, to you by name, answered right in your room
Your whole history kept, every letter to and from, to read and download
A letter on your birthday, and an extra one in any hard month

Start free or join for $19 a month

A line typed on a vintage typewriter that reads: never be afraid

A kraft parcel tied with ribbon, with torn floral paper

The signature way

By Post

$39 a month or $390 a year

Your Quiet Room, and a real letter in your mailbox every month.

Everything in The Quiet Room, plus

A typewritten letter each month, typed to you by name on my vintage typewriter and signed by hand
A little whimsy in every envelope: a word crossed out, a line in red ink, a pressed flower tucked in
A small parcel each season
Now and then, a small card for your child, when it fits
Plain envelopes, and a PO box works just as well

Only 2 places open right now.

Begin By Post or a year for $390 Join the waiting list

A handwritten letter beside roses and a cup of tea

Two stacks of old letters tied with lace ribbon

For the season when once a month isn't enough

By Hand

$199 a month or $1,990 a year

Your Quiet Room and By Post, with a letter every single week.

Everything in The Quiet Room and By Post, plus

A letter every week, four or five a month
Typed or written in my own hand, your choice, or a little of both
Closer company through the hardest stretch of a season
Twelve places in all, so each woman has my full attention

Only 1 place open right now.

Begin By Hand or a year for $1,990 Start with a free letter Join the waiting list

The waiting list

I keep these small, so every letter gets my full attention. When the places are gone, the waiting list holds your place in line, and I'll write to you the moment one opens. Joining costs nothing, and your Quiet Room can begin right away while you wait.

What actually arrives

The letterTyped to you by name on my vintage typewriter, about what you wrote. One small thing to try, and a question to answer if you'd like.

Your pageA private page where our letters stay together, in order, for as long as you want them.

A card for your childNow and then, when it fits, a small card for you to hand over.

Coffee, a kraft envelope and a pocket watch on a lace tablecloth — slow mornings

An envelope with an old photograph, pressed flowers and scissors — pressed & kept

A little of the feeling. Every letter and parcel is its own.

A white Royal typewriter with an envelope and cherry blossoms

Typed, one key at a time

Every paper letter is typed on a real manual typewriter, the old kind that clacks and rings at the end of each line.

So each one comes with a little whimsy: a word crossed out and tried again, a line in red ink, a stamp or a tiny drawing in the margin, a pressed flower tucked in. Always signed by hand. Letters meant to be kept, the way you keep a small piece of art.

p.s. yes, every key is pressed by hand.

Things worth keeping

Sometimes one sentence in a letter is the part you keep.

A hard season is not a verdict.

You made it through today. That was the whole job.

You're not behind. You're exactly where a woman carrying this much would be.

The Bound Year

You weren't keeping a journal. But somehow you kept the year.

After twelve months, your letters and mine can be printed and bound together, in order, as a book of one season of your life. We'll talk about it near month eleven, and only if you'd like it. You can also add up to twelve of your own pages, written or spoken in your Quiet Room, or from A Page for Tonight, your own journal, beside our letters.

Give, sponsor, or partner

Give The Long LetterThree months, six, or a year, for someone you love. It never renews on its own. Sponsor a mother, or work with me$19 a month gives one woman her letters. Brands can send something in the seasonal parcel, or take a line in the quarterly. Free guidesA printable vision board, Open When letters, the paperwork checklist, the Year Map, and numbers to call. For shelters and programsThe Long Letter also works with organizations supporting women through hard seasons and big changes.