Typed on a 1949 Smith-Corona · Mailed from Fayetteville, AR
A poem for someone you love, typed by hand and sent through the mail.
Tell me about them. I write it first by hand, type it on my Smith-Corona, and then put it in an envelope with a stamp. It arrives in the mailbox the way it was meant to. A timeless memory they will keep and treasure.
Baby, I've got silver and I've got gold yet still I'd trade away all my lucky wishes for the one chance to grow old and wake up standing next to you the end to my perfect day hand washing the dishes a simple quiet dance next to you
The Flower King · Fayetteville, AR
How it works
Three steps, one sheet of paper.
- 1
You tell me about them.
Their name, how you met, the small thing they do that gets you, a secret moment you shared, whatever you think I should know. Tell me all the feels.
- 2
I write it and type it.
I write it out by hand from the heart. One draft on the Smith-Corona. It is typed, so there is no file behind it. The sheet in the envelope is the only one.
- 3
It goes in the mail.
Hand-addressed, stamped, dropped in the blue box. Send it to yourself to give in person, or send it straight to them as a special surprise.
Pricing
What it costs.
Every piece is written for one person and typed once. Price includes the writing, the typing, the envelope, and first-class postage anywhere in the US.
Send a memory that lasts a lifetime.
A Poem $24
Up to a page. For a birthday, an anniversary, an apology, or no reason but the person.
- Written from what you tell me
- Typed on the Smith-Corona, signed
- Mailed in a hand-addressed envelope
A Love Letter $44
A full letter, in your voice and mine. For the ones that need more room than a poem.
- Built from your story and details
- One full typed page, signed
- Mailed to you or straight to them
Second typed copy · +$15 · one for them, one for the drawer.
Rush · +$25 · in the mail within 48 hours.
Request
Tell me about them.
Fill this in and I'll write back within a day or two with a couple of questions and a way to pay. Nothing is typed until you say go.
Thank you. I'll read it tonight and write back with a question or two. Check your inbox in a day or so.
Questions
Before you ask for one.
How long does it take?
I write back within a day or two of your request. Once we've settled the details and you've paid, it gets typed and goes in the mail shortly after. If there's a date it has to land by, put it in the form and I'll tell you straight whether I can make it. Rush moves you to the front of the line.
Do I get to see it before it's mailed?
Only if you want to. Most people let it be a surprise, including to themselves. Say the word and I'll send you a photo of the sheet before it goes in the envelope.
Is it really typed, or is it printed?
Typed, on a 1949 Smith-Corona. The sheet in the envelope is the only one and there's no file behind it. The monthly club poems are different, and I say so on that page.
What if it's not quite right?
Tell me and I'll type it again. I'd rather do it twice than have you hand over something that doesn't sound like the two of you.
Can you mail it straight to them?
Yes. Put their address in the form instead of yours. If you want them to know it came from you, tell me how you'd like it signed.
Do you write anything besides love poems?
Yes. Apologies, thank-yous, eulogies, birthdays, letters to a kid to open in twenty years. If it's worth saying on paper I'll write it.