The Way of Letters
A salon of words on actual paper posted to an actual person; YOU
This is for those longing for the living world, creatives, nature lovers, grief-tenders, mystics, and wordsmiths alike. All those hungry for the real questions, confessions and wonderments, along with unguarded reflections, tall tales and unsalted truths.
This is Not Another Newsletter
It’s an epistolary sanctuary.
“Yolande writes with brutal honesty about love, loss, creativity, and faith.”
- CH Surrey Hills, NSW
01 · WORTH THE READ
I wanted to do something with no PR gloss, no algorithm, and no corporate veneer. I wanted to show up as just one human wrestling with the Great Mystery, and I wanted to invite you along for the trip.
This is a heart-invitation to you from me, with a series of handwritten reflections direct from my desk as our currency. A place in which we might shed the pace of progress, and instead mulch ourselves a little into the forest floor.
Put simply, this is a thoughtful communion, constructed around the seasons and the flux and flow of migratory birds, falling leaves, winter oceans, harvest days, and summer’s bright flame.
A deeply personal missive from the cosmic soup of things, in which all you have to do is receive.
These are the long, slow, deep notes of the pilgrimage.
“ I savour your letters with tea and a seat in the shade. They are the non-consumable consumables I never knew I needed. Thankyou Yolande”
- GH Kensington, NSW
“ How on earth did you know?”
- CV South Coast, NSW
The Letters.
02 · PEN. PAPER. ENVELOPE. STAMP
Once every four to five weeks, depending on the emotional weather, I sit in my garden and I write on cream watermarked paper.
I muse over nature, culture, cosmology and the questions that accompany us through these strange and beautiful times, with philosophy, personal reflection and (I hope) lyrical grace.
Ian prints out the copies that I then hand-address and give to Rob at the Post Office in town.
Three handwritten letters every season
Posted within Australia
$8 per month
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Frequently asked questions
Shall we correspond?
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Not at all. The letters ask nothing of you except to receive them. If something moves you to write back, you are always welcome to, but there is no expectation of a reply.
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A new letter is written and posted approximately every four to five weeks, following the movement of the seasons rather than a strict calendar schedule.
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Yes.
Each letter is written once by hand, reproduced by the local printshop, hand addressed, stamped and sent through the post.
No inbox required.
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As soon as you sign-up you are on the list and will receive the very next letter in the cycle.
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Yes. International postage is available, but the cost varies depending on where you live.
Contact me before joining and I’ll work out the postage for your country. -
No. The Way of Letters is its own correspondence and membership. You can receive the Letters on their own, or choose to be mebers of both.
There is no repliction in the material. -
Yes.
There’s no long-term commitment. You can change or cancel your membership through Patreon whenever you wish.