Have you ever had an idea that sat right on the border of great and odd? This is one of those. Let me lay it on you.
At the end of this January, my little family is moving to Savannah, Georgia. One of the downsides of moving to a new city is the loss of connection with those you used to live close to. So we are starting something called The Savannah Post. It is a monthly piece of mail which will we’ll send out to 50 mailboxes across the country containing four separate, special items.
- a piece of art (“The Relic”)
- an advice column written by Aleisha and I (“The Relay”)
- a short essay about real life from your friendly neighborhood therapist (“The Reverie”)
- a seasonal recipe crafted by Aleisha (“The Recipe”)
So far, we have a lot of interest in this project! 50+ people have signed up to get something in their mailbox each month. If you are one of these people, thank you! If not, you could be!
To write is human, to receive a letter: Divine!
– Susan Lendroth
A Leap of Faith
We’re going to take two months to work out the kinks, during which time there is no cost to readers. And then, The Savannah Post will be $10 per month for the first 50 people who decide they want to continue to get the letter with those four special things inside each month.
As we move to Savannah, we are taking a bit of a leap of faith. We will have a housing cost which will be about 60% of our current projected income. We will also be working to build a local community of friends from zero. These are big challenges to meet. We have this dream that The Savannah Post could be a sort of bridge, helping us stay relationally connected, and helping us pay our mortgage!
If you want to get in on this, we would be so thankful. And we think you’ll be really glad you did. When is the last time you got really good mail? In an age of scrolling, junk, and clutter, this is a small push the other direction. To get on the mailing list, here’s what you do.
Schedule a Recurring Venmo Payment
- Scan the code above, or click this link, to schedule a monthly Venmo payment to me.
- Enter $10 as the amount, and put The Savannah Post in the what’s this for box.
- Hit “schedule” and choose “monthly” occurring on the 15th of each month, beginning March 15.
- Send me an email (javenbear@gmail.com) or a Facebook message letting us know you’re in! Please include your mailing address!
Maybe you don’t have Venmo, but you still want to be a part of this. We’ll figure out another way to get you on board, just send me an email or a message: javenbear@gmail.com
A Preview
So what in the world will be in this letter I get each month you ask? Let’s take a look at the January edition hitting mailboxes in two weeks.
- The Relic. Our art piece this week is an elegant, hand drawn portrait of a jungle cat done by one of our close friends. It’s printed on hemp stationary and is framing quality, should you choose to do so.
- The Relay. The advice column this week features questions about staying connected when life feels too busy as well as moving on from stuck-ness. Each question gets two responses, one from Aleisha (creative woman, practical thinker, good advice giver) and one from Javen (therapist, abstract thinker, late night ponderer).
- The Reverie. The short essay from Javen this week recounts a story about a therapy session which neither he, nor the poor child, will soon forget. Sorry, Sammy.
- The Recipe. Aleisha decided to share a recipe she made for dinner recently. I ran to the fridge to claim the leftovers the next day. You will like it.
We hope you’ll join with us on this! If you have questions not addressed here, feel free to email me.
javen.bear. 