Monthly letters for curious minds.
A quiet ritual of reflection delivered to your mailbox each month including a themed letter, field notes, and collectable ephemera. Created for those who romanticize learning, slow living, and the gentle art of paying attention.
Dark Academia in real life • Founding cohort open • Worldwide delivery included
For those who still find comfort in ink, paper, and quiet thoughts.
The Still Writing Society was created for people who treasure the slower things, such as a page turned, a sentence underlined, a simple moment of study by lamplight. Each letter offers a pause in the month: a small piece of reflection, curiosity, or observation that invites you to think more deeply, breathe more slowly, and reconnect with the quieter parts of yourself.
This is correspondence for the academically nostalgic: for readers, writers, journal keepers, the quietly curious.
What arrives in your mailbox each month
Every month, you’ll receive a crafted letter exploring a theme inspired by slow living, curiosity, literature, learning, or the simple beauty of everyday life. Think of it as a gentle academic companion, something you might tuck inside a journal, pin to a corkboard, or save in a box of treasures.
The Lesson
A letter that blends essay, storytelling, and study prompts to spark curiosity across the humanities.
The Notes
Short readings, reflections, and field observations to carry into your journal or daily life.
Ephemera
Stickable treasures to add to your journal, annotate your books, or decorate your study space.
Choose how to join us:
Start your ritual with a monthly letter. Low commitment, cancel anytime, and perfect if you want to experience the Society before choosing a longer plan.
Build a steady ritual with six letters over six months. Better value than monthly, and ideal if you want consistency, motivation, and a meaningful routine.
The best value and the most immersive option. A full year of letters for readers, learners, and the deeply curious who want a lasting monthly ritual.
How it works
Step 1: Choose your plan
Subscribe monthly or select a six- or twelve-month correspondence.
Step 2: We prepare your letter
Each month, we create a new letter exploring calm, learning or small wonders.
Step 3: Delivered to your mailbox
Your envelope arrives ready to be opened slowly, savored, and kept. Postage is included in every plan.
Compare the options
Monthly
What you receive: One letter each month, cancel anytime
Best for: Trying the ritual, flexibility
Six Months
What you receive: Six letters over six months
Best for: Building a slow-living practice
Twelve Months
What you receive: Twelve letters over a year
Best for: Lovers of literature, calm, study, and routine
All plans include worldwide shipping
FAQs for the curious
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A study-by-mail experience for lovers of books, stationery and quiet study. Members receive sealed lecture-letters, short reading prompts and tactile keepsakes that feel like a curriculum from a lost collegium.
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You’ll receive a thoughtfully designed letter with a blend of reflection, story, and observation created to bring calm and curiosity into your month.
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All letters are mailed once per month, usually around the 7th. If you join after the mailing date, your first letter will go out the following month.
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Yes. The six- and twelve-month plans make beautiful gifts for readers, students, writers, and anyone who loves slow, cozy rituals.
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Anytime. Any prepaid letters will still be mailed.
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No, they are printed. They’re carefully designed and printed for quality and consistency, then mailed in a physical envelope.
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Yes, worldwide.
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Mail can be slow. If it hasn’t arrived after our estimated window, just contact us. We’ll help.
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Of course. Email us at any time and we’ll update the next mailing.