PLEDGE

join 15,908 others and counting. We also recommend creating a physical pledge card to keep in the place you write, too, but signing here helps us keep track of the size of the project and allows us to gently keep in touch with reminders.


The project is completely free to join and we feel strongly about making it something that is open and accessible to all. However, as it grows, we do have considerable running costs and we are so grateful to those of you who are able to support the project by purchasing stationery or making a small contribution. Alternatively, you may wish to join our Substack for a small monthly reminder of your commitment.

If you like the sound of the project but don’t feel ready to take the pledge yet, you can sign up to stay in the loop with gentle reminders until you’re ready here.


I pledge to write one letter each Sunday -

to myself or someone else - as an act of reflection,

connection and calm.

I believe in the power of carving out a pocket of time

for myself and I am committed to embracing this

ritual as a way of creating balance in my life.

  • I believe in the importance of putting down screens and being present in the moment.

    Laura 17.08.26

  • I have loved writing analog letters all my life, and I know the magic of receiving something in the mail that is Real. I want to give and receive this magic with other humans.

    Emilia 17.08.26

  • There is peace to be found in hand work, hand writing. I wish for that peace. I wish it for my friends. I wish it for strangers.

    Shannon 17.08.26

  • I loved letter writing when I was young…I had 3 pen pals for years and years. Stacks of letters. My dad used to say I kept Canada Post in business. Letters and cards bring joy - now more than ever…to know that someone paused, sat down and wrote only to you. I am lucky enough to have so many good people in my life and I look forward to surprising them with mail!

    Jennifer 17.08.26

  • I am a collector of moments and memories; an avid scrapbooker and wannabe writer. I fear that our collective human experience is being lost in the cloud. Where "connection" is instant and reached around the world, we are more alone each passing day. Thoughts are engineered to get likes and photos remain locked in our devices. Theres no better time than now to move back toward tangible connections; maybe with loved ones, maybe with a stranger. Who knows what stories they might share when its between two people and not a computer screen. What an exciting project!

    Renée 17.08.26

  • I’m at a place in my life where things I had held so dear, things that were core aspects of my identity and sense of safety have been lost or changed drastically and unexpectedly. I am desperately trying to reclaim, re-discover and reinvent myself. A commitment to self reflection and outreach to establish new connections is an invaluable part in that process.

    Cameo 17.08.26

  • I love the idea of letters! I feel connection and sharing has been lost in this fast pace world. Truly listening is an art and letters is a simple way to preserve connection.

    Kerri 17.08.26

  • I hope to connect to my daughter living 3000 miles away. We talk weekly, but get interrupted by family members, (grandkids) and I want something special just for her.

    Kay 17.08.26

  • Because personal connection is so important in these days of turmoil and noise. We need to remind each other of our own humanity.

    Jill 17.08.26

  • I love to write letters. It grounds and connects me. This is such a beautiful project.

    Nancy 16.08.26

  • I feel we’re losing so much of what it means to connect to one another. Letters are countercultural acts of love!

    Sarah 16.08.26

  • love the penpal idea to connect to other people and especially in other locations and cultures. To slow down and be more deliberate about your thoughts and writing. I’m excited to have the joy of a practice that I loved as a child writing letters to my grandparents. The excitement and joy of receiving the letters back, picking out new stationary and pens. The pledge will help with accountability to make sure I do this for me and prioritize it. It will also help me find something useful and fun and creative to do to block out the Sunday scaries, overthinking the next week.

    Maegen 16.08.26

  • Now that I’m old and living in a more isolated, rural area, I rely on letters and cards for maintaining a heart-centered connection with friends — a connection that feels more authentic and honest because of its slowness. And, of course, there’s the anticipation of a response. Text and email have a purpose, I suppose, but nothing can substitute for thoughts, poems written by hand. In this way, my friends and I are linked in the act of creating and in keeping each other’s stories. Taking the pledge, making space for a Sunday practice puts me in good company with letter writers everywhere and even across time with my favorite characters in novels whose lives turn on the contents of a letter!

    Rebecca 16.08.26

  • I’m making a commitment to add whimsy to mine and my children’s lives. We want to connect to people who share the same love for connection through writing.

    Sara 16.08.26

  • Writing a note or letter makes me feel closer to Penelope, my mom, whom I miss so much. She was the queen of the gracious, thoughtful, newsy note. I will hope to channel her and emulate her as I commit to this.

    Ann 16.08.26

  • I think letter writing is a lost art. We all have way too much technology in our lives, as I'm using a computer right now! I also believe it's a small world and we need connections to everyone everywhere.

    Karen 16.08.26

  • Building practices which shape a future I aim to be part of and leave for others. as well, creating a token that can be held, physical symbols of empathy, kindness and candor —- what makes us vulnerable, open and learning together. thank you for the inspiration to grab a pen and write freely to one person at once. warmly and looking forward,

    Lisa 17.08.26

  • I love to write and believe in the power of words to connect people across space and time. I am also doing this in honor of my friend Carrie, who left this world way too soon in September of 2025. She was a prolific letter-writer and I want to honor her spirit.

    Lizzy 17.08.26

  • We can get lost in the "social" noise framing our days and lose the ability to truly see what is around us. I want a respite from this - a moment, or many, to shape thought, feed creativity and find joy.

    Heather 15.08.26

  • Writing letters is something that links your pleasure to that of another. One sending and one receiving. In a slow and deliberate manner you share something with the world through contact with one person. Small and slow in a big and fast world.

    Saskia 15.08.26

  • In a time where everything is supposed to be quick, efficient and as short as possible, I think taking the time for a handwritten letter is an act of rebellion!

    Susan 15.08.26

  • This pledge matters to me because it encourages commitment, trust and a meaningful connection between people. It reminds us to keep our promises, to communicate respectfully and appreciate the new friendships we make along the way no matter how near or far.

    Lisa 15.08.26

  • I wish to open my eyes and heart to new and wonderful things and people around me.

    Brittany 15.08.26

  • So many of us are feeling the disconnection from one another at a time when we’re, ironically, always “connected. Having the space and time to write to someone is so incredibly special and rewarding.

    Caroline 14.08.26

  • Most pledges that I've taken prior I have been ushered into as logical and necessary next steps. With three fingers to the sky I pledged to do my best, be true to myself and take action for a better world. A decade later, on my knees in white, I vowed to love only one man for the rest of my life. This is the first pledge I've taken of my own volition. I believe in pen and paper and humanity. I believe in the need for connection and kindness. I believe empathy is a practiced trait and once shared is contagious. I believe in the physical connection between hand and vision and I promise to continue the art of cursive writing forever and ever. Sincerely,

    Samantha 14.08.26

  • I am a retired English and Creative Writing teacher who now works at an independent stationery shop. I have reignited my letter-writing practice and am thrilled to have this source of gentle accountability and hopeful inspiration.

    Michelle 14.08.26

  • In this digital age, growing up with the internet, I have realized that a large part of my conscious has been absorbed and taken from me. I feel myself not being present or introspective or thoughtful. I want to reconnect with my mind and with others.

    Zack 14.08.26

  • I believe loneliness and isolation make a significant impact on a person's wellbeing or sense of wellbeing. I feel connection can help reduce both of those feelings we all experience from time-to-time. The bright side of connection is the realization connecting requires very little and often seen in small acts like a warm smile, a held door, or a small joke in line. Writing a letter once a week is a small act my home can participate in and open to how it impacts our experience as well.

    Lauren 14.08.26

  • Physical letter writing is a dying art that must be revived. I believe it gives a greater personal connection to those that exchange letters versus texts. I would love to be more present in my life as i enter my late 20s.

    Grace 14.08.26

  • I long miss the feeling of opening a heartfelt note from a loved one. When I look back over my life, some of my best gifts and happiest moments are of opening or reminiscing on handwritten letters I have received.

    Gabrielle 13.08.26

  • A great way to connect positively with others. Communication in the traditional way far outweighs technology as there is a magical moment of putting pen to paper.

    Lynsey 13.08.26

  • In a world increasingly ordered around optimization, speed, and volume, the simple act of slowing down, finding one's own thoughts, feelings, and ideas, writing them out by hand, with a real pen, on real paper, for ourselves or to be delivered in physical form to a stranger now friend, feels important, even revolutionary, like we are protecting something worth protecting. A letter may seem a rather inconsequential thing, but the art of letter writing in some small way holds a line: one that keeps our humanity intact and reminds us of the humanity in those around us; an art which is not only beautiful, but at this moment in history, where divisions are many and the artificial is ever encroaching upon us, necessary, and dare I say, courageous.

    Marcella 13.08.26

  • This is already a thing I do regularly so taking this pledge only makes it official and accountable. I believe writing letters to loved ones or self one, is one of the most powerful act in the world. Taking the time, deeply reflecting, sharing kind and meaninful words, putting effort and joy in an enveloppe and just letting the time do his business. Then, the butterflies fly in the stomach until receiving an answer. So magical ! Thank you !

    Ana 13.08.26

  • Writing is how I make my living. Personal, handwritten letters are a thing of wonder and joy. At a young age writing to my brothers who were away in the Vietnam war. The thrill of knowing they would receive my letter, crafting questions for them to reply, and then anticipation waiting for a return. This sealed it for my practice and I have been writing letters ever since. I am thrilled to find a group with the same passion.

    Mary Jo 15.08.26

  • Reading about this pledge, several times now, always makes me think of and miss my best friend. We have known each other since kindergarden, and we spent most days together in our teenage years. But then we moved to different cities, and although they are not that far apart, with kids, full time jobs, divorce, illness (basically life) happening so fast, we don’t see each other as often as I would love to. We have written letters throughout the years, when I lived abroad, when she was away for school, and we used to send postcards from vacations. She has even sent Christmas cards. But I haven’t sent her anything for years even though I have thought about often. I’m always a bit too busy, forget it until I lay in bed and can’t sleep or just on to the next thing. But I miss her. And I miss sharing the little things too, not just a summary of the latest news when we do meet. I wanna know her thoughts, everyday adventure and struggles, details we forget to share because they seem unimportant in the big picture and when you only have a few hours to catch up. Taking this pledge is a way of reminding me, committing me to taking the time to write and reconnect with her and hopefully get a little closer again <3

    Diana 16.08.26

  • A few years ago I made a New Year’s Resolution to write a letter once a week to someone who’d made a difference in my life, just to let them know what they’d done for me. I didn’t keep that resolution. Didn’t even write one letter. This will be different because I know there are thousands of other people doing the same thing. I’ll write my first letter tomorrow. Looking forward to sitting in my hammock and enjoying the letter writing process.

    Gayle 15.08.26

  • For a couple of years I have said that I would like to send more handwritten letters because I know how much I love receiving them. Yet, life gets in the way. Knowing that I will be doing this in community with thousands of others is very cool!!

    Anne 16.08.26

  • I’ve been writing letters since I was about eight years old. I still have letters I received from loved ones during college and they feel like a time capsule to the world. I continue to write to friends and loved ones (and sometimes strangers) to let them know they are loved and thought of day to day.

    Lisa 16.08.26

  • I’ve been just over 5 decades on this planet and have experienced much joy, some amazing experiences, some heartache, difficult situations and I am now finding myself on the precipice of becoming an empty nester. In 3 short weeks my youngest is off to college and will be leaving home. I find myself searching for meaning and purpose in my life, post direct parenting after 30 years of being involved in the daily. While I’m excited to watch growth of my younger two, and my oldest starting her own journey into motherhood…I am experiencing an emptiness that I don’t know quite what to do with. When I came across this, while enjoying my Sunday morning coffee, it immediately spoke to me in ways like nothing had in the past few years. A small simple gesture, one day a week to reflect on something, anything, that I can tuck away for my loved ones so they can one day understand me in a way that I feel only comes after access ceases. When my dad passed away suddenly, I desperately clung to words from him in old emails I never deleted, which is ironic, because he was the one who throughout my childhood, encouraged me to put pen to paper. What a wonderful way to honour the sentiments he raised me with that he allowed to fall flat in his own life, so I may leave something behind for my own loves, hopefully well into the future.

    Laura 16.08.26

  • I have sent a few letters already, not knowing if it was something I could pledge to yet. I am hooked now, I can pledge.

    Christina 16.08.26

  • Our world is so disconnected. It will be nice to connect with myself as well as some unknown person. Actually writing letters is a dying form of communication. I’m happy to help keep it alive.

    Shawna 16.08.26

  • A few years ago I made a New Year’s Resolution to write a letter once a week to someone who’d made a difference in my life, just to let them know what they’d done for me. I didn’t keep that resolution. Didn’t even write one letter. This will be different because I know there are thousands of other people doing the same thing. I’ll write my first letter tomorrow. Looking forward to sitting in my hammock and enjoying the letter writing process.

    Gayle 16.08.26

  • To connect more deeply with life, to capture very special irreplaceable memories no matter good or bad ; simply life’s caring journey and personal reflections

    Louise 16.08.26

  • Because as we get older it feels like we have less time and less connections but in fact we need more connections as the pressure of life gets greater

    Katie 16.08.26

  • Carving out this quiet pocket of time each Sunday is an intentional practice of grounding and reflection. Writing letters allows me to slow down, cultivate deeper connections, and honor the transformative power of small, deliberate rituals in my daily life.

    Lise 16.08.26

  • I remember from childhood the excitement and anticipation of waiting for a letter from my childhood penpal. It’s increasingly becoming a lost art. It gives you the opportunity to slow down and enjoy making someone’s day better.

    Claire 16.08.26

  • In this time and age we do not take the time to really connect. Letter writing is a way of slowing down and making the time to feel what you are expressing. To connect intimately and authentically.

    Karen 16.08.26

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