A real story, told firsthand.
Someone shares their story from where they live — interviewed and curated with care, never invented.
The world,told by the people who live there.
Real human stories, handwritten and sent from around the world. A real postcard arrives through the post. A private code opens the person, place and story behind it — and you can write back.
12 postcards · 12 human stories · one a month
The Postcard Year · where we are
0 postcards sent. The next story is being written from Dubai.
- 01ParisSent
- 02MiamiSent
- 03Washington DCSent
- 04New YorkSent
- 05TorontoSent
- 06LisbonSent
- 07RiyadhSent
- 08DubaiWriting
- 09Next
- 10Next
- 11Next
- 12Next
Paris, Miami, Washington DC, New York, Toronto, Lisbon, Riyadh sent. Dubai is being written now. Barcelona, Singapore, Marrakech, Reykjavik, Buenos Aires, Istanbul come next.
4 more to come this year. Join now and your first card is the next one to leave Dubai.
Stories & people
The collection is just beginning.
The first real stories and contributors are being curated ahead of the September 2026 launch — nothing here is invented. Have a story to tell from where you live? Get in touch.
How it works
Paper first.The story second.
A real card in your hands. Then, when you're ready, everything that didn't fit on the back.
Handwritten, posted locally.
The story becomes a real postcard, handwritten and posted from that person's own city.
A private code opens the rest.
On the back there's a private code. It opens the photos, a voice note and the full story. Then you can write back.
The Postcard Year12 postcards. 12 human stories. Handwritten and sent from around the world.Or start with one card for $29. See all options
$19 / month12 months · billed monthly
Your Address Book
Every postcard you receive, kept in one private place.
Reopen the stories you've unlocked, read your own replies, and keep your shipping address up to date for the next edition — a personal collection, never a public feed.
The next postcard leaves Dubai.
One handwritten card. One private story. A slower way to stay close to someone moving through the world.
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