The Savannah Post is a snail-mail club! Readers get a real piece of mail each month filled with whimsical, thoughtful, and tactile delights which are personally curated and packaged by Javen and Aleisha. This is for old friends, new friends, and anyone who loves to get fun mail. Each letter contains four special items*. Each edition is mailed in a beautiful, hand-addressed envelope and sealed with heated wax. We do our printing at a wonderful print shop in Savannah called Mailbox Cafe. Below are examples from past editions.
- A piece of art. (“The Relic”) We connect with a new artist each month and include one of their original pieces for our readers.
- A featured-artist section (“The Relay”) This is a section where we highlight friends and friends of friends who are creating good things in the world. This may be photographs, writing, paintings, poetry, or something else.
- A short essay (“The Reverie”) Javen writes an 850 word essay about real life, usually related to counseling, observations from the therapy room, funny stories, or whatever else he is thinking about. Most of these pieces are later published on Substack. You can read some past essays here.
- A seasonal recipe (“The Recipe”) Aleisha curates a recipe and gives step by step instructions for preparing it. It’s a fun way to treat yourself (and friends) to something new!
*sometimes we also include bonus items for fun!
Subscribing
The cost is $10 per month. You may subscribe or end your subscription at any time. We take Venmo payments, or if you’d like to contribute another way, we can work it out with you. Please use this short form to sign up: https://forms.gle/QSw1j4vFHJMxZbYCA
You may also send me an email with any questions: javenbear@gmail.com.
Past Editions and Examples
Each edition includes: essay, artwork, a featured artist section, and recipe as shown below.
read the January essay “Split the Skies” here.
March ’26 mailing day!
January ’26 mailing!
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