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Write to Mary

Letters to my great-gran, Mary, from me once a month, and from anyone who needs to write one. Here’s how it works.

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  1. Write your letter

    To Mary, about anyone. Someone you miss, someone you never thanked, someone you never got to meet. Or pin up a quote you love.

  2. Choose who sees it

    Put it on the board with your first name or anonymously, or keep it private, just between you and Mary. Then choose: kind replies from readers, just a reply from Mary, or no replies at all.

  3. A human reads it first

    Nothing goes on the board until I’ve read it myself. No bots and no auto-posting. I just read it, kindly.

  4. Mary writes back

    Mary is me, Jaime: a real person, never AI. If you ask for a reply, I’ll write back within a few days.

Letters on the board

  • A line worth keeping

    “I have no notion of loving people by halves.”

    Isabella Thorpe, in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

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Once it’s sent, everyone else sees it in this spot. I read everything before it goes up.

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A line worth keeping

“I have no notion of loving people by halves.”

Isabella Thorpe, in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

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Write to Mary

Write about someone, or ask her to pass something on. “Dear Mary, if you see my dad, tell him I got the job.”

  • I read everything before it goes on the board.
  • Sign with your first name, stay anonymous, or keep it private, just between you and Mary.
  • Choose kind replies from readers, just a reply from Mary, or none.
  • Pick its colour, paper and pin in “Add to the board”. Once sent, it stays exactly as you made it.

If you ask for a reply, I'll write back within a few days.

Who can see it?
Replies

So I can write back to you, or let you know when your note is up. It's never shown on the board, shared or sold. For a private letter, it's the only way I can reply.

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