Mail that takes its sweet time.
Write a letter, hand it to a carrier, and decide how long it travels — an hour by pigeon, a year by snail. Then follow every mile of the trip.
SM-SNAL-0001
Portland, Maine to Lisbon
Snail, scenic route. Arrives next spring.
How it works
Write it down
To a friend, a pen pal you haven't met yet, or yourself a year from now.
Pick a carrier and a length
Each carrier has its own pace. You set the exact trip, from an hour to a year.
Seal it
Once it's sealed, the words are locked until it arrives. No peeking, no take-backs.
Watch it travel
Every letter gets a tracking number and a map. Share it so they can watch it coming.
Choose your carrier
Each one sets a range. You pick the exact time inside it.
Carrier pigeon
1 hour to 2 days
Quick, but stops for every breadcrumb.
Pony rider
1 day to 2 weeks
Fresh horses at every relay station.
Hot-air balloon
3 days to 6 weeks
Goes wherever the wind feels like.
Steamship
1 week to 3 months
Calls at every port along the way.
Message in a bottle
2 weeks to 1 year
Arrival time is up to the tides.
The snail
1 month to 1 year
Our oldest employee. Never in a hurry.
A letter to future you
Letters to yourself go the long way round — a full lap of the globe — and stay sealed, even from you, until they land.
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